S corpion stings can cause searing pain, grievous bodily harm, and potentially even death, with scorpion-linked fatalities numbering in the thousands each year. While antivenoms can treat these stings ...

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 ...

Scientists have developed a powerful new way to forecast where some of the world’s most dangerous scorpions are likely to be found. By combining fieldwork in Africa with advanced computer modeling, ...

Scientists can now map deadly scorpion hotspots—offering a new weapon against one of the tropics’ most overlooked health ...

Across the deserts and scrublands of the American Southwest, some surprisingly large scorpions emerge after dark, slipping out from beneath rocks, tree bark, and backyard debris. While most people ...

Of the over 2,000 different scorpions around the world, only around 100 are potentially lethal. Unfortunately, there is a lot ...

An international team of scientists has identified how to pinpoint and predict hotspots for some of the most dangerous species of scorpion in the world. The researchers have established the key ...

A scientist found some “large” forest creatures able to spray and flick venom and discovered a new species, a study said and video shows. Google Street View ...

TUCSON — U.S. biologists said they have found a new species of scorpion that lives in close proximity to Tucson. According to United Press International the new species name is Vaejovis brysoni and ...

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Researchers have identified a previously unknown scorpion species that lived around 240 million years ago. The discovery came after a team of paleontologists examined in detail a fossil that was being ...

Prakrit Jain and Harper Forbes were not always interested in scorpions. The two high school students, both from the Bay area, were much more fascinated by other creepy crawly creatures. “Scorpions are ...