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Beyond snakes and spiders, nature harbors venomous mammals, mollusks, and fish employing toxins for defense and predation.

A groundbreaking study has uncovered a surprising ally in the fight against breast cancer: scorpion venom. Read this article to learn more.

An emergency room physician at Middlesex Health is warning people not to let common summertime myths deter them from seeking necessary care.

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A team of researchers is tapping into the ocean’s vast body of free-floating environmental DNA to catch blooms before they ...

The young conqueror fell suddenly and fatally ill at an all-night feast. Now, a Stanford historian has found a potential ...

Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, and many other notorious figures lived in and around Tacoma in the sixties. A new book argues that ...

Bacterial toxins are toxic substances that are produced and released by bacteria to target other bacterial or host cells. Bacteria often have antitoxins to avoid the deleterious effects of toxins.

The mystery deepened in the 1970s when a team of scientists entered the tomb of Polish king Casimir IV. Within weeks, 10 out ...

Don’t think that botulinum toxin therapy is just for women. In fact, one of the most common surgical and nonsurgical procedures for men is neurotoxin, according to a 2021 AAFPRS report .