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The problem with creating ultra-awesome cakes is that you'll always hesitate before digging in. Nobody wants to crack Spider-Man's head open. Cake Central member arielatl submitted this photo of a Spider-Man cake she created, using fondant to create a face over a dummy head. The eyes were also cut ...

Variety is the spice of life and animals know it pays to be flexible.

Big parks may look good on a map, but they often do little to preserve nature's rich diversity of trees, birds, mammals, and other creatures.

The 1994 "Simpsons" episode "Deep Space Homer" provided a hilarious send-up of the oft tedious and/or ridiculous realities of space exploration -- at least in the eyes of the public. There's a wonderful moment aboard the space shuttle when Homer accidentally shatters an ant farm. "You fool!" e...

Floods in Australia have unleashed a "plague" of mice, spiders, snakes and crocodiles.

About 49 million years ago, a mite decided to hitch a ride on a spider's head; then a blop of tree resin fell on them.

Scientists recently made a huge discovery when they stumbled upon a new spider species in Madagascar that constructs webs up to 82 feet long.