This turns into a nightmare fast: a king brown snake bites himself and injects venom like an accidental self-attack. Suddenly ...

Venomous snakebites are a major and overlooked global health problem, especially in low-income countries. Traditional antivenoms can be effective, but ...

Hidden in plain sight on tropical seabeds, stonefish carry one of the most sophisticated chemical weapons in the oceans.

One minute, you’re swimming in the sparkling water off the Queensland coast. The next minute, you’re fighting for your life.

Roorkee: Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) have developed a high-diversity antibody ...

Texas is home to more than 100 snake species, including the western diamondback rattlesnake, which was recently documented ...

Your backyard might seem like a safe space for your dog to roam, but some dangers aren’t easy to see. For small dogs, certain ...

Juan-Paul 'JP' Kalman thought he was picking up an oyster shell at Balmoral Beach when a venomous blue-ringed octopus wrapped ...

Jaun-Paul 'JP' Kalman was wading in the shallows of Balmoral Beach, Sydney, when he picked up what he thought was an oyster ...

In National Geographic’s latest series, Pole to Pole with Will Smith, the eponymous actor goes on a journey traversing the ...

Scientists find lethal plant poison on South African stone arrow tips from 60,000 years ago, proving early humans were far ...

A toxin secreted by cholera bacteria can inhibit the growth of colorectal cancer without causing any measurable damage to the ...