Not many people visit Snake Island each year, and there is a very good reason for that. Ilha da Queimada Grande, as it’s ...

The most expensive liquid in the world is venom from a scorpion. The venom shows promise in potential medical applications.

In the mountains of southern Iran, a new species has been discovered — and it might be deadly. Researchers armed with ...

As John-Kamen laughs about how they were all unwittingly laying on a scorpion nest, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who plays the ...

A related study published in 2023 called this species’ group of arachnids the “most dangerous scorpions in Iran.” The stinger, or telson, has the potential to be deadly. Saman, et al (2025 ...