On remote islands in the Gulf of California, scientists uncovered a surprising twist in rattlesnake evolution: simpler venom ...

A new study found that some rattlesnakes are producing simpler venoms containing fewer and more focused toxin families than complex venoms -- a surprising discovery that challenges long-held ideas ...

A longstanding theory in evolutionary biology is that venomous predators like rattlesnakes often develop complex venoms in ...

Researchers at the University of South Florida are uncovering new clues about how animals evolve by studying rattlesnake ...

Ms Lennox-Bulow said the toxin was different from the one stonefish were usually known for, which comes from the fish's venom glands in its spines. "This toxin is completely different from the ...

Harmful and toxic chemicals will be banned from toys to better protect children’s health, under new rules aimed at improving the safety of products sold in the European market. Chemicals that ...

So cute, so deadly: A two-month-old poison dart frog, left, and a four-month old relative sit in a terrarium. There are about 120 species of frogs belonging to the genus Phyllobates, including the ...

Misek said he published the case report to raise awareness about this deadly toxin in the U.S. “This was a situation where this was a toxin that was not very well publicized,” Misek told Salon ...

Kathi Lefebvre, a research biologist with NOAA fisheries, who has been studying domoic acid in marine mammals since 1998, explains that the toxin overstimulates the nerves in these animals.

With multiple Spider-Men appearing on the big screen and Sony universe films like Venom and Morbius, the web that connects them all is more tangled than ever (and not even Dakota Johnson can save us).

Leading Democrats in Congress are turning their attention to service members exposed to toxins at domestic military bases and other environmental disasters who were left out of a sweeping law that ...