Giant Joro spiders can fly for miles and devour butterflies, but they’re also very shy. Here’s what to know as they spread.

You may have heard about some not-so-itsy-bitsy venomous flying spiders that can soar with the winds, love to eat butterflies and are already appearing along the East Coast. They’re called Joro spiders – and their lifestyle is just as interesting as their looks.  Perhaps the most intriguing part? Despite their ability to parachute through the

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Russian warships to arrive in Havana next week, say Cuban officials, as military exercises expected

Four Russian warships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, will arrive in Havana next week, Cuban officials said Thursday, citing “historically friendly relations” between both nations, and as tensions escalate over Western military support for Ukraine in its war with Russia. Cuba’s foreign ministry said in a news release that the ships will be in Havana between

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Boeing’s Starliner successfully docks with space station after challenging rendezvous

Working around multiple helium leaks and thruster problems, the crew of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft wrapped up a challenging rendezvous and a delayed-but-successful docking with the International Space Station Thursday in a major milestone for the new ship’s first piloted test flight. With commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and co-pilot Sunita Williams monitoring the Starliner’s automated approach,

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