A Rare Ability in the Scorpion World With over 2,500 known scorpion species, venom spraying remains an extreme rarity. Before Tityus achilles, only two genera—one in North America and one in ...

Discover how venom is extracted and used for medical purposes and why a gallon of one scorpion’s venom is being sold for $39 million! The Most Dangerous Scorpion: Deathstalker Scorpions ...

Meet the scorpion hamster, a fierce and predatory rodent that defies expectations in the wilds of North America. Despite its ...

The scorpion is able to deliver venom via it's stinger, as well as a pre-venom secretion (seen in white on the scorpion's body). | Credit: Léo Laborieux/Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society ...

"We were able to identify a molecule in the species of this Amazonian scorpion that is similar to that found in the venoms of other scorpions and that acts against breast cancer cells," explains ...

The substance, called 131I-TM-601, is actually a synthetic version of a chemical in the scorpion venom. It's coupled with a radioactive isotope of iodine with an atomic weight of 131.

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 ...

“By volume, scorpion venom is one of the most precious materials in the world. It would cost $39 million to produce a gallon of it,” Prof. Zare notes.

Virologists from China’s Wuhan University may have the next new weapon in the battle against the dreaded methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria, or any of a number of rising ...

Dr. Jim Olson discovered a protein found in scorpion venom, hooked with, for lack of a better term, a "flashlight" molecule that could make tumors glow. (Project Violet Facebook page) ...

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 ...

An Arizona woman gets anti-venom for a scorpion sting, leaves with $80,000 bill. Sept. 6, 2012— -- An Arizona woman was shocked when her brush with a scorpion led to a stinging $83,046 ...