Scientists found that plants, fungi, and microbes use venom-like methods to protect themselves, attack rivals, or survive.

Venom isn’t just a feature of some animals; it’s found across the living world, from plants and fungi to bacteria and viruses ...

The king cobra, at 18 feet, is the world's largest venomous snake, utilizing neurotoxic venom to kill large prey. Armed ...

A rare venom-spraying creature delivers a dual punch to predators and prey in the rainforest regions of west-central South America ...

If it bites you and you die, it's venomous. If you bite it and you die, it's poisonous. There are 6 dangerous snakes in ...

Toxicologist Jamie Seymour’s job is riskier than most: milking sea creatures of their venom to create life-saving antidotes, or antivenoms. Dozens of Irukandji jellyfish, some no bigger than a ...

Scientists at NTU Singapore develop mycelium-based tiles inspired by elephant skin to regulate building temperatures.

Tityus achilles. Credit: Léo Laborieux. Deep in the rainforests of Colombia, a scientist set out to study moths. While searching for copper, he found gold: a new scorpion capable of something ...