Scorpion venom, once feared only as a deadly toxin, is rapidly emerging as one of the most intriguing experimental tools against breast cancer. Early laboratory work suggests that carefully isolated ...

Scientists are turning venom, radioisotopes, engineered proteins, and AI into powerful new tools against cancer. From ...

Scientists are uncovering surprising new cancer treatments inspired by venom, engineered proteins, and advanced AI.

While a new scorpion anti-venom shows promise, not all stings have a remedy. May 14, 2009— -- Certain members of the animal kingdom have a talent for torture, as those of us who have been unlucky ...

Scientists have discovered a one-of-its-kind venom-spraying scorpion species in the rainforests of Colombia, capable of launching toxins several times its own body length. The new species Tityus ...

Backyards can harbor venomous creatures like scorpions, snakes, and spiders, which typically avoid humans and play vital ...

Scorpion venom research encompasses a multidisciplinary approach that unravels the molecular diversity, structural characteristics, and pharmacological potential of bioactive peptides. This body of ...

Scorpions are "taking over" Brazil's cities, scientists have warned. And with these infestations comes a huge rise in stinging incidents, some of them fatal, and often caused by Brazilian yellow ...

WASHINGTON -- Scorpions don't bother to waste venom killing a victim if they don't have to. Instead they use a prevenom that causes extreme pain, resorting to the deadlier version only when necessary, ...

A 1-year-old girl has died after being stung by a deadly scorpion while playing in her yard. The girl, named Ruth Noemi Páez Giménez, lived in the Canindeyú Department of Paraguay, and was stung on ...

Scorpions have long been perceived as creepy anchariids that hide in places like bedding, ready to deliver an excruciating and venomous sting. But new research at Eastern Connecticut State University ...

Scorpions‘ ancestors first appeared around 450 million years ago. That’s as old as sharks, older than dinosaurs, and even older than trees. Scorpions evolved from these early arthropods, known as ...