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

Few creatures are as fearsome as venomous snakes and scorpions. While snake venom can cause paralysis and tissue damage, scorpion venom primarily causes pain and nerve damage. Despite their dangers, ...

An international collaboration of scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery that could positively impact the ...

"There's just a lot we don't know, and this is sort of the first step in getting a better grasp on what this biodiversity ...

As the Year of the Snake begins, researchers at the Field Museum are reclassifying dozens of king cobra specimens after ...

In honor of the Year of the Snake, let’s appreciate the strange anatomy and evolution of these slithery reptiles ...

Thousands of years later, each lunar year is still said to possess certain characteristics of its animal namesake, and those ...

Dr. Harry Evans, Emeritus Fellow at CAB International, led scientists—including from the Natural History Museum of Denmark ...