A new kind of spider was discovered in 2012. It has a velvet body and lives underground, hence the genus name LouReedia.
“After hearing the Guinness Book of World Records planned to name him the most litigious man, one federal prisoner did what he does best — he sued.” Story here.
Dr. Tatiana’s Sex Advice to All Creation reports that sea turtles need to watch their backs, because bottle-nosed dolphins enjoy having sex with them (as well as with sharks and eels). [Source]
[Top image: On 16 May 2020, the USS Portland disabled a UAV with a laser. Story & video here.]
THIS JUST IN: A new proof has confirmed the Schinzel-Zassenhaus conjecture, which predicts that the smallest roots of a non-cyclotomic polynomial effectively repel the largest roots, like magnets pushing each other away.
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