Scientists can now map deadly scorpion hotspots, helping protect millions from stings in vulnerable tropical regions.

Many people deem scorpions as one of the most interesting members of the class Arachnida owing to their formidable looks, ...

Scientists recently made an intriguing discovery in the Halgurd-Sakran Mountains of northern Iraq. A new species within the ...

Paleontologists have uncovered the fossil of a new scorpion species, Jeholia longchengi, in China’s famous Yixian Formation. Dating back about 125 million years to the Early Cretaceous period, this ...

A University of Queensland study has shown that a deadly scorpion's venom carries an extra biochemical sting that could be ...

The world’s largest scorpion, Gigantometrus swammerdami, can grow nearly nine inches long. Native to India, this ancient predator predates dinosaurs and is surprisingly mild-mannered.

Texas is home to some of the creepiest, crawliest, and otherwise oddest animals on the planet. We introduce you to them in What in Tarnation?!, an occasional series. Every true Texan has a scorpion ...

Researchers looking at other poisonous insects to find new treatments. Nov. 30, 2013 — -- Seattle researchers have developed a new technology that they say utilizes scorpion venom to help ...