The deadly caterpillars – within the South American genus called Lonomia – have a snakelike venom that interferes with blood clotting. Others have venoms that cause chronic, lifelong inflammatory ...

The regularity of the delicate structures made by spiders is one of the wonders of nature. Now abnormalities in these patterns are used to study the mechanism by which drugs produce their effects ...

A NASA study from 1995 looked into the effect of various chemicals on spiders gives us a glimpse into how the brain is affected by caffeine - and published a terrifying graphic showing how toxic ...

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help to strengthen ...

It’s typically normal for cops to find drugs during traffic stops. However, it’s pretty rare to find a spider monkey in a car holding those drugs. California police officers were shocked after ...

The University of Queensland in Australia has announced the commencement of clinical trials of Hi1a, a heart drug derived ...