The prospect of super-strength military body armor inspired by silk from deadly black widow spiders has moved a step closer after research revealed by a US university picked by neilharvey 1 year ago

A 62-year-old woman known as the "Black Widow" is being held in a North Carolina jail on $1.5 million bond for relatively petty charges, while police race to unravel a web of mysteries — including the deaths of her two husbands and a female "best friend" — before time runs out and "she's outta here." picked by suebe 1 year ago

This Black Google Portal is easier on your eyes and saves energy. All search results are displayed on google.com with a black background and light text. picked by plimytheelder 1 year ago

A man who said a poisonous spider bite compelled him to rape a woman 10 years ago has been sentenced to eight years in jail. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

The Black Keys are a blues band out of Akron, OH who have a distinctly gritty sound that is refreshing in todays over-produced industry. picked by donteatpoop 2 years ago

Ok - it crashed my firefox and took forever to load in IE, but it was worth all the trouble as you see new footage not shown in the trailer released in the US...to include some SERIOUS VENOM FOOTAGE!!! picked by icepigs 1 year ago

A Brazilian spider delivers more than a painful bite that sends most victims to the hospital. Its venom stimulates an hours-long erection. picked by squirmster 1 year ago

Right now, the colour black, or “Kuro” in Japanese, is surprisingly enjoying widespread popularity in Japan. A trend so strong that we could even find an oh-so-hip black toilet paper. picked by muppet 1 year ago

A Humane Society in Idaho has banned adoptions of black cats, fearing they might be mistreated, or worse, on Halloween. picked by Caremel 2 years ago

Black Widow Spider silk, that is. picked by Skippii 1 year ago

One of what may be the first-known population of vegetarian spiders. The herbivores live on acacia trees in Mexico and steal leafy snacks, such as the tree nubbin this spider holds, from their ant neighbors. picked by aFROMoshi 1 week ago

A native of China and one of the oldest medicinal herbs, camellia sinensis is a tall evergreen shrub that blooms with white followers that resemble dogwood roses. This is the shrub that started the legend of tea in 2737 B.C. when the fresh leaves fell into the boiling water of Chinese Emperor Shen Nung, the father of Chinese medicine. Today, there are more than three thousand species of the shrub ... read full post picked by TeaAvenue 1 year ago

Tobey Maguire - Spider-Man - has said Spider-Man 3 will be his last appearance as the superhero. picked by TheStep 1 year ago

Researchers from Duke University and the University of Cambridge think there is a way to determine whether some black holes are not actually black. Finding such an unmasked form of what physicists term a singularity "would shock the foundation of general relativity." picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Buddy Holly's widow is trying to keep the woman whose name was made famous by the 1950s hit song "Peggy Sue" from selling a book about her friendship with the rocker. picked by muppet 7 months ago

Still no Venom :( picked by jaxomlotus 2 years ago

Scientists could generate a black hole as often as every second when the world's most powerful particle accelerator comes online in 2007. picked by afeldman 2 years ago

A Belgian widow is suing two prostitutes who she claims encouraged her husband to take drugs and have sex when he was unwell, leading to his death. The wealthy businessman — who had a heart condition — asked the sex workers to bring an electric sex toy, champagne and ecstasy tablets for a "special Christmas treat." picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Welcoming new twins into the world is always a momentous event. But when brothers Ryan and Leo arrived they had an extra surprise for their parents - they were born with different coloured skin. For one twin to be black and one to be white is so rare that it is thought by medical experts to be a one in a million occurrence. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

The spider was encased in amber and a species new to science. picked by mandolinorange 10 months ago