Nobody wants to find a creepy crawly in their home, but if you find a centipede crawling around your abode, you're better off ...

There are over two million animal species that scientists have identified and described, with many more still undiscovered. A ...

Professor Lily Balloffet's latest research traces successful early efforts to produce new antivenoms in Latin America and ...

Initially, VanGerpen said, the about 3- to 4-foot-long white shark bit the swimmer’s hand. “Then, he went to kick it away, and it bit his foot,” VanGerpen said. By the time fire rescuers arrived at ...

Discover the truth about redheaded centipedes in Texas—their bite, danger level, and what to do if you encounter one.

There’s a reason they warned you never to travel alone in the Amazon. As you go deeper into the rainforest, you start to feel ...

Scorpion venom is being used to target deadly brain tumors in a groundbreaking cancer treatment. Could this mean we're one ...

Researchers in the Netherlands turned a major music festival into an unexpected laboratory to investigate a question that has long puzzled scientists and bug-bitten individuals alike: What makes some ...

Human African trypanosomiasis is caused by protozoan parasites transmitted by infected tsetse flies. Kenya has achieved a landmark public health victory by eliminating human sleeping sickness, but the ...

A bear was euthanized after it wandered into a New Jersey Dollar General store and bit a 90-year-old woman before being led outside by a patron, authorities in Vernon Township said Wednesday. The ...