Scientists in India have taken inspiration from J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series of books and movies in naming a distinctive new species of spider. The triangular creature resembles the Hogwarts ...

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A new spider species has just been discovered, but it already has a doppelganger — the sorting hat from the “Harry Potter” series. Three scientists in India discovered the new spider species and named ...