The power of flowers and fungi is no match for these insects. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. It can turn ants into "zombies," help fictional plumbers grow, and even look like creepy fingers . One newly engineered strain of fungus uses the power of smell to kill Earth's deadliest animal --mosquitoes. Mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria and dengue, kill thousands of people per year.

Environment Animals Wildlife Spiders Beware, beachgoers: New spider discovered in California's sand dunes Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Just in time for Halloween, researchers have identified a new species of trapdoor spider. The newly discovered is about the size of a quarter, brown, and pretty chunky. It's the fourth known species of trapdoor spiders in California whose habitat is limited to sandy coastal dunes. Female trapdoor spiders are basically vampires .

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Environment Animals Wildlife Bats This tiny bat is one of the world's deadliest hunters Lions wish they killed this well. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. The lion is an undisputed contender for the planet's most iconic predator, but a new study indicates there is an underdog contender coming for its top spot. They're also often more successful at getting the job done. The proof is laid out in a study appropriately published on October 31 in the journal .

Victims of the Horizon Post Office scandal could meet face-to-face with Fujitsu and Post Office representatives as part of a restorative justice effort. The charity overseeing a new scheme said the first five months were an initial pilot phase, but it hoped the scheme would last five years and include extra initiatives such as a special commemorative postage stamp. It comes on top of the various financial compensation schemes in place for sub-postmasters. The Horizon IT scandal saw hundreds of sub-postmasters falsely accused of embezzling Post Office funds after faulty software suggested money was missing from their branch accounts. Children affected by Post Office scandal'should get grants' More than 900 sub-postmasters were wrongly prosecuted because of incorrect information from the Horizon computer system.

The world's largest plane will transport wind turbines blades and fighter jets When completed, the WindRunner will stretch the length of a football field. Rendering of what unloading blades in the desert could look like. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. A little-known company based in Boulder, Colorado, is pursuing an ambitious, borderline outlandish goal: creating the world's largest airplane. When completed, the incredibly long 108-meter plane (roughly the length of an NFL football field) is expected to have a wingspan of over 260 feet and could offer 12 times the cargo space of Boeing C-17 Globemaster III .

Nike partners with Dephy to create Project Amplify, the world's first motor-powered footwear system designed for everyday runners, walkers and commuters.

Edith-Clare Hall is a PhD student at the University of Bristol, Frontier Specialist at ARIA, and leader of Women in Robotics UK. She focuses on the critical interfaces where interconnected systems meet, working to close the gap between academic research and real-world deployment to unlock cyber-physical autonomy. At ARIA, she works as a technical generalist, accelerating breakthroughs across emerging and future programmes. Her PhD research focussed on creating bespoke robotic systems that deliver support for people with progressive conditions such as motor neurone disease (MND). Robot Talk is a weekly podcast that explores the exciting world of robotics, artificial intelligence and autonomous machines.

There's a surprisingly competitive global race on to grow a 3,000-pound pumpkin. Ian (left) and Stuart Paton pose with a giant pumpkin in their nursery in the New Forest, Hampshire. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. The pumpkin's name was Muggle and it weighed as much as a bull moose. At 2,819 pounds and over 21 feet in circumference, this enormous gourd claimed the dual titles of "heaviest pumpkin" and "largest pumpkin by circumference" in the on October 4, 2025.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., accused Google's AI Gemma of generating false sexual assault allegations against her and other conservatives in a letter to CEO Sundar Pichai.