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  • Newly Discovered Spiders Get Star Trek-Inspired Names

    Newly Discovered Spiders Get Star Trek-Inspired Names

    Brazilian scientists have found some new species of spiders that will hopefully live long and prosper. Researchers with the Emilio Goeldi Paraense Museum have identified the three new species and named them after some iconic characters from Star Trek. The researchers published their findings in the European Journal of Taxonomy earlier this month. The spiders…


  • Happy Trek-iversary to Deep Space Nine

    Happy Trek-iversary to Deep Space Nine

    A lot of people complain about how dark and gritty the Star Trek franchise has become nowadays, having moved away from the idealistic future presented by the original series and The Next Generation. But the first time Star Trek revealed the shadows hiding in the cracks of that future, the result was one of its…