A Chinese scientist has named 16 new spider species after songs by popular "Mandopop" musician Jay Chou. Mi Xiaoqi, a professor at Tongren University in China's southwestern Guizhou province ...

Well, you might not be alone, because a scientist from China recently named 16 new species of spider after songs by a famous pop star. Chinese scientist Mi Xiaoqi has named 16 newly discovered ...

Now, he’s making his way into taxonomy. A Chinese researcher, and longtime fan, has named 16 newly discovered spider species after Chou’s most famous songs. The discovery, led by arachnologist Mi ...

Scientists have discovered a fungus that turns spiders into “zombies,” luring the arachnids out of their lairs before killing ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday, ...

Chinese scientist Mi Xiaoqi and his team have named 16 newly discovered spider species after Taiwanese pop star Jay Chou's songs, hoping to make scientific research more engaging for the public.