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Scientist Kills Spider, Gets Death Threats (Newser Daily Digest)

Scientist Kills Spider, Gets Death Threats

(Newser) - The killing of a spider doesn't normally trigger death threats, but it does apparently if the spider's demise makes national headlines. Harvard researcher Piotr Naskrecki found this out the hard way after his account of finding a spider the size of a puppy in Guyana went viral earlier... More »

Newser located this story for you on Sunday, October 26, 2014 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.

America's Ravenous $1.5B Problem: Wild Pig Surge

(Newser) - In the past three decades, wild pigs have been spreading across America like crazy—to the tune of 5 million of the porkers in 39 states. The pigs have been part of the landscape since the 1600s, when early settlers allowed them to roam; some escaped, though their numbers have... More »

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NCAA Bends Rules for a Special Player

(Newser) - A college basketball player who's become an inspiration and a newborn who managed to save her mom's life are among the week's uplifting stories: NCAA Moves Up Season Opener for Dying Player : The NCAA normally doesn't let its teams open their seasons in early November, but... More »

Newser located this story for you on Sunday, October 26, 2014 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Lifestyle.

Female Ferns Can Turn Their Neighbors Male

(Newser) - If you're a Japanese climbing fern, your sex may be up to those living around you. That's thanks to communication between the plants involving a pheromone called gibberellin, Vox reports. Early-maturing plants, which tend to become female, start developing the pheromone, but they don't finish. Instead, these... More »

Newser located this story for you on Sunday, October 26, 2014 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.

Unveiled: City Founded by Genghis Khan's Descendants

(Newser) - Working along Russia's Volga River, archeologists have discovered what's left of the 750-year-old city of Ukek, headed by the descendants of Genghis Khan. The researchers uncovered the city's Christian quarter, which was often visited by wealthy people; while some Christians were enslaved, the findings suggest that not... More »

Newser located this story for you on Sunday, October 26, 2014 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.

'Prius of Dryers' Worth Checking Out

(Newser) - No more vents for clothes dryers? That seems to be the promise of a new class of high-efficiency dryers hitting the market. Whirlpool, for example, is out with a new model that has Matthew Zahnzinger jazzed at Reviewed.com : "It's no understatement to say the Whirlpool Duet WED99HEDW... More »

Newser located this story for you on Sunday, October 26, 2014 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.

Google Exec Sets Space Jump Record

(Newser) - A 57-year-old Google executive is the world's new space daredevil. Alan Eustace yesterday traveled more than 25 miles up to the top of the stratosphere in a balloon and then parachuted back down to earth in Roswell, NM, at speeds of up to 822mph, reports the New York Times ... More »

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Roman Gladiators' Diet May Surprise You

(Newser) - You'd figure a typical Roman gladiator to be a real meat-and-potatoes guy, right? You'd be figuring wrong—at least if you were talking about gladiators from the city of Ephesus. Anthropologists have found that bones uncovered from a gladiator graveyard in the ancient city (once the capital of... More »

Newser located this story for you on Sunday, October 26, 2014 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.