Scorpions have survived for more than 400 million years and endured five mass extinctions, but habitat destruction, climate change and overharvesting now pose significant threats to their survival.

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On a garden wall in a coastal town on Cyprus, a yearslong search for an ancient creature was successful. Datingjungle via Unsplash For the better part of a decade, researchers searched the dark and ...

For the better part of a decade, researchers searched the dark and damp nooks and crannies of a Mediterranean island. Cyprus, off the southern coast of Turkey, was suspected to be a new home for an ...