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A triangle-weaver spider holds its web in tension.

Spider Uses Web As Slingshot To Ensnare Prey, Scientists Find

There's a type of spider that can slowly stretch its web taut and then release it, causing the web to catapult forward and entangle unsuspecting prey in its strands.

Kevin Petrovic, 19, and his business partner, who's also 19, raised about $6 million from venture capitalists in Silicon Valley to launch FlightCar. The company is trying to make its mark with car-sharing for travelers.

Cars Are Next Frontier For Sharing Services

Two 19-year-olds from New Jersey noticed all of the cars in long-term parking at the airport. They had an idea: Why not rent them out? They raised $6 million in venture capital funding for their company FlightCar.

Pictures of Odesa, as it tangles with a complex web of Russian and Ukrainian heritage

Photographer Michael Robinson Chávez visits a city in Ukraine that was partly famous as a site for Russian travelers and intellectuals, but since 2022 has come under Russian attack.

<em>Jet</em> magazine founder John H. Johnson started the publication to spotlight black achievements and report on events that he thought were important to black communities. But as the media and political landscape around <em>Jet</em> changed, the magazine struggled.

After 6 Decades, 'Jet' Magazine Decides To Go All-Digital

The digest of black life is ending its print offerings after more than 60 years. The once-influential publication was an oddity: both ubiquitous and easily overlooked.

Web Series On Theater Turns Drama Into Comedy

Submissions Only is an online comedy about young actors hoping to make it on Broadway. Star Kate Wetherhead and NPR's Scott Simon talk about the often brutal and funny world of actors, agents and casting directors.

Anti-Clinton Attack Ad Makes Waves on the Web

This week, mystery swirled in Washington after an anonymous filmmaker circulated an online attack ad against Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY). The filmmaker was revealed as Phil DeVellis, but questions remain about the impact of YouTube political ads in the 2008 race.

Bags of heroin, some laced with fentanyl, picked up in a 2016 New York City drug bust. "Basically, [fentanyl] is so cheap to produce and it's so powerful, that drug dealers began realizing it was a way to increase their profits," <em>Fentanyl, Inc. </em>author Ben Westhoff says. But miscalculations of the amount used can be deadly.

Fentanyl As A Dark Web Profit Center, From Chinese Labs To U.S. Streets

Fentanyl, Inc. author Ben Westhoff says the opioid, while useful in hospitals, is killing more Americans as a street drug than any other in U.S. history. Here's how it moves from China to your corner.

.guru, .tips, .sexy: The Wild West Of Internet Domains

Nearly 2,000 new top-level Internet domains are becoming available. Which are the most popular so far? And what will become of .com?

Afternoon Newscast for December 6, 2024

A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom.

Tim Berners-Lee still largely sees the potential of the Web, but it has not turned out to be the complete cyber Utopian dream he had hoped.

The Father Of The Web Is Worried About How Ugly It's Become

When he invented the Web 28 years ago, Tim Berners-Lee saw it as a way to break apart silos and connect the world. Now he's increasingly troubled about its dark side, but he believes it can be fixed.

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