With serpentine necks, flippers and a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth, plesiosaurs have captured imaginations since ...

The new species, called Tityus achilles (T. achilles), was discovered in the department of Cundinamarca in Colombia, in the mountainous Magdelena rainforest region. It is unique and requires ...

Scientists in Colombia have discovered a new species of scorpion, Tityus achilles, which can spray venom to defend itself ...

These caterpillars carry a toxic chemical cocktail and Inquisition-like delivery implements—and their geographic range is ...

Hoskin found Scawfell Island sun skinks in rainforest areas with “granite rocks,” such as several leaf-filled “gullies.” He ...

Few creatures are as fearsome as venomous snakes and scorpions. While snake venom can cause paralysis and tissue damage, ...

Scientists have discovered the first South American scorpion known to spray venom, using a costly but effective defence ...

An Ichthyophis yangi, the newly discovered species in Yunnan province. CHINA DAILY Chinese scientists have discovered a new species of caecilian in Yunnan province, marking a significant addition to ...

Other new research this month looked at snow leopards, wolves, wildlife crossings, newly discovered species, and … scorpion ...

The University of New Mexico's Museum of Southwestern Biology, Natural Heritage New Mexico, and the New Mexico BioPark Society have announced the launch of a new website, the New Mexico Rare Arthropod ...

In a bay off the coast of Japan, a new species of venomous fish was discovered. Charles Deluvia via Unsplash Off the coast of ...

For decades scientists assumed these insects looked so much like orchids as a form of camouflage. But they were wrong. They ...