The story of one huge advance in health care shows why public investment in science is critical and why proposed cuts are ...

The Gila monster's bite may be agonising, but humans have been using the lizard's venom to save lives. Over 30 years ago scientists discovered the potential of Gila monster venom as a treatment for ...

The United States has a variety of venomous wildlife, including hornets, rattlesnakes, black widow spiders, Gila monsters, ...

You can do all of that and end up with nothing,” Raufman said. After weeks of this work, he found that the venom that triggered the biggest reaction came from the gila monster, a large orange and ...

Let’s deep dive into the top five. They will kill ya. One of the few poisonous lizards in the United States is the Gila Monster. This secretive reptile inhabits the deserts of the southwestern ...