Mixing Coca-Cola with Pop Rocks candy will not kill you. A penny placed on train tracks will not derail a locomotive. And the Oregon woman who reportedly had a flesh-eating infection and lost 10 ...

If the mere *thought* of a spider crawling on your skin makes you shiver, same! But if you’re dealing with an actual spider bite, you may start to panic—they can be painful, itchy, and super ...

Each year, thousands of Americans experience spider bites, yet only a small fraction require medical intervention. Understanding which encounters demand immediate attention and which can be treated at ...

Hobo spider season is approaching, but scientists and doctors are advising people not to freak out. "You should be cautious, but we don't have to panic," said Helen Atthowe, a horticulturist at the ...

They seem like an unavoidable evil: large Hobo Spiders accumulating in sticky traps in your basement or bathroom. Dr. Joseph Cornell teaches entomology at Idaho State University. He says you're ...