Why you shouldn't be scared of spiders, according to a biology professor

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A photo montage shows a close up of a spider next to a picture of biologist Sara Goodacre. Goodacre is shown wearing white protective gear in a laboratory, looking up at scientific equipment.
Biologist Sara Goodacre, seen in this photo montage, studies spider silk for use in medicine and engineering.

I'm a metal detectorist, and I've recovered over $125,000 worth of people's lost valuables — for free

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Darren Wiles with a recovered ring | Darren Wiles searching the water
Darren Wiles with a recovered ring | Darren Wiles searching the water

Darren Wiles

From Elon Musk's giant Starship rocket to India's spectacular moon landing, 2023 was an epic year in space

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SpaceX's Starship-Super Heavy rocket ready to launch.
Screenshot of SpaceX's Starship-Super Heavy rocket on launch pad. This photo was taken from the SpaceX livestream on X.

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Russia sent a unit of Ukrainian POWs into battle against their own countrymen, analysts say

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Russian penal colony
A photograph taken on June 23, 2022 shows a strict-regime penal colony IK-6 near the village of Melekhovo outside the town of Vladimir, some 250 kilometres outside Moscow.

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Video footage shows elite Kentucky cops throwing slushies at pedestrians while on duty

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Louisville Metro Police cruisers are seen surrounding a crime scene involving a shooting injury on September 1, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky.

She was trapped in a marriage for 10 years. Now she helps other 'chained' Orthodox Jewish women.

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Rifka Meyer, the co-founder of GETToutUK and the owner of Rifka's Salon.
Rifka Meyer, the co-founder of GETToutUK and the owner of Rifka's Salon.

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Sitting in her home on a leafy street in North West London, Rifka Meyer looks fondly at a framed photograph hanging above her dining room table.

Hamas used horrific sexual violence, raping and mutilating Israeli women and girls on October 7: NYT

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People at a festival running, with cars visible
People at a festival flee a surprise attack launched by Hamas, near Reim on October 7, 2023, in this screengrab obtained from social media video.

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Russia launched its most intense ever air attack on Ukraine, overcoming its defenses with drones, airstrikes and powerful missiles

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Dnipro attack
Smoke rises from a building that was heavily damaged after a Russian strike hit the city center of Dnipro, Ukraine, on December 29, 2023.

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A Raleigh man won a $200,000 prize on Christmas eve from a scratch-off ticket

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A person scratches a scratch card with a coin
Scratch-off lottery ticket - stock photo.

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A huge tornado on the sun released a cloud of hot gas 6 times the size of the Earth

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An annotated picture shows a cloud of solar plasma escaping from the sun. An arrow points to the gas and reads
An annotated picture shows cloud of hot gas captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory escaping from the sun on December 28, 2023.

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