Alaska doesn't really have any native dangerous spiders. But a few exceptions may occur, mostly around homes. Know what to avoid this summer.

Imagine feeling excited about wearing that beautiful dress you stored away for a special occasion. But when you take it out, a spider jumps out. How upsetting! With over 2500 species found in North ...

Run a dehumidifier, since cellar spiders thrive in moist areas. Use natural repellents with scents that spiders loathe, such as peppermint, cinnamon, and citrus. Keep up with outdoor maintenance; trim ...

The Hattiesburg Zoo is now home to four juvenile spider monkeys, two males and two females. Each monkey has gone through a quarantine period and all four are being slowly introduced to their outdoor ...

Most people who spot a black widow in the garage or a brown recluse behind the water heater reach for the nearest shoe. That instinct, while understandable, may be exactly the wrong move. The venom ...

Dandelions aren't just weeds, they're important food sources for bumblebees, house finches, hover flies, numerous colorful butterflies, and more.

You’ve probably scrolled past a dozen “best houseplant” lists this year. Here’s why this one is different: these eight plants don’t just survive neglect — they’re engineered by nature to thrive on it.

Irrational fear of nature. It exists. At least some scientists in Sweden and Japan say so. And at the least such emotion has a name: Biophobia.

It took the artist half a century of toil in the most remote parts of Nevada to build what may be the most extreme ...

The genus consists of around 1,000 perennial plants native to Central America, northern South America, and the Caribbean ...

Glorious, blessed shade. The park is dotted with pavilions and covered areas where you can escape the relentless Florida sun without having to leave entirely. There are picnic tables under these ...