Animals have evolved many different ways of protecting themselves, from prickly quills and razor-sharp teeth to clever ...

Most symbiote powers are enviable, but a new downside has been revealed that paints Venom and his fellow symbiotes in a much ...

Image Credit: EVGEIIA / Shutterstock A recent review article published in the journal Toxins explored the diversity of venom delivery systems among plants, animals, fungi, protists, viruses ...

Some male octopuses tend to get eaten by their sexual partners, but male blue-lined octopuses avoid this fate with help from ...

Researchers from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) have completed a Phase I clinical trial for a new oral ...

Additionally, only a few of these antibodies specifically target the venom from the snake that caused the bite ... he and his team screened and selected phages that bound to snake toxin antigens at a ...

Deep in the rainforests of Colombia, a scientist set out to study moths. While searching for copper, he found gold: a new ...

Here are two key toxins in the venom: Sphingomyelinase D: This has the potential to destroy skin tissues. Hyaluronidase: This can speed the venom’s penetration into tissue. A brown recluse’s ...

Have you ever heard of a snake milker? This is a legitimate profession that remains largely unknown to the public. In this ...