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October 27, 2017

Two scientists want you to stop worrying and love spiders. Plus, a mortician travels the world in search of ‘The Good Death.’

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The Marvelous, Misunderstood Lives Of Common Spiders

These eight-legged crawlers have an unnecessarily bad rap.

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Six Bestselling Authors Share Their Favorite ‘Other Worlds’

Kim Stanley Robinson, Andy Weir, and more share some of their favorites.

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Behold, The 1,000-Pound Pumpkin

Visit Robert Sabin's pumpkin patch: he has been growing giant pumpkins—the breed is Atlantic Giant—for over ten years.

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SciFri Science Club: #NeatRock Challenge

For this Science Club, we're challenging you to go out, find a neat rock, and try to learn a little something about it.

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