In the animal kingdom, scarlet velvet ants are known to deliver some of the most excruciatingly painful stings. These insects ...

A team of biologists, neurologists and chemists at Indiana University has discovered why the velvet ant's sting is so painful ...

A velvet ant sting is like “hot oil spilling over your hand” – now, scientists have identified molecules in its venom that ...

Do you know which precious species China has? From giant pandas and golden snub-nosed monkeys to ginkgo trees and Chinese white dolphins. China is one of the most biologically diverse countries in ...

Acting Superintendent Walker said police had been unable to identify most of the men because they were wearing masks. But she said they knew the identity of one man who they wanted to question ...

A "blob-headed" fish and a semi-aquatic mouse are among 27 newly discovered species found in a remote region of the Amazon rainforest in Peru. Scientists also encountered a new species of dwarf ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This photo provided by the Los Angeles Zoo shows a perentie lizard hatching Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, as the zoo ...

But on Day 1, the researchers discovered a new species of climbing salamander. “I was so excited,” said the leader of the expedition, Trond Larsen, who is senior director for biodiversity and ...

LIMA, Dec 20 (Reuters) - An "amphibious mouse" with partially webbed feet that eats aquatic insects was among 27 new species discovered during a 2022 expedition to Peru's Amazon, according to ...

An amphibious mouse with webbed feet and a blob-headed fish are among 27 new species scientists have discovered in Peru. They were found in an expedition to Alto Mayo - which includes the Amazon ...

Karen Ducey / Getty Images The name alone advertises that this insect is no joke ... and sprang into action to eradicate the invasive species. Five years later—and after four nests were ...

As fans witnessed, the finalists were revealed during the show's semi-final after Strawberry Shortcake was revealed as singer AJ Michalka. As featured in the finale, The Wasp was revealed as Mario ...