Slovenian scientists say they have found the world's largest web-spinning spider, named "Nephila Komaci".

-- It may not be to everyone's taste but this is the body of a gigantic female spider.

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Cows' brains, a whale's skull, and the remains of a jet engine take centre stage among the artworks created by this year's Turner Prize entrants.

LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 5, 2009) REUTERS - The ...   more »

Baboons attack luggage, Santa convention, and the Naked Cowboy for Mayor!ShotlistStory "And Finally", your weekly journey around the world of weird.

We begin right here in Times Square where our world famous tourist attraction, the ...   more »

Ancestry.com Reveals That American Baby Names Are All in the Family
National Study Finds That Nearly Half of All Americans Were Named After a Family Member

PROVO, UT--(Marketwire - August 26, 2009) - It turns ...   more »

Two northern New Jersey mayors and several rabbis were arrested on Thursday in a federal investigation into public corruption and international money laundering.ShotlistStory
As part of a two-year federal corruption and money-laundering investigation, two northern ...   more »

New 10-Question Survey Among Shortest Since First Census in 1790

WASHINGTON, July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The U.S. Census Bureau has begun printing 2010 Census questionnaires as the agency continues preparations for next year's count of the ...   more »

Author Frank McCourt, best known for his book and the film, 'Angela's Ashes', is gravely ill in a New York hospice.


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A Bronx tale of success: Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina woman to be nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, is a source of pride and inspiration in the community where she was raised.

WASHINGTON, DC, ...   more »