As scorpions continue to produce drops of liquid venom valued at around $39 million per gallon, they offer a compelling reminder that innovation often lies in overlooked places waiting to be unlocked.

The Pakistani yellow scorpion uses its venom to incapacitate prey. But new research shows that it might also be used to cure a range of maladies, even cancer. Part of scorpions’ evolutionary success ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Juvenile Asian forest scorpion (Heterometrus species) on a banana leaf. Different species of thes scorpions range across Asia© ...

Scorpions are an evolutionary marvel with venom that could save lives. Scorpions are a frightening and deadly group of animals. But their venom is one of nature's most unique chemical cocktails.

A scientist has discovered the first species of South American scorpion that sprays its venom — a behavior previously only observed in two genera of scorpions found in North America and Africa.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Several years ago, a young Egyptian man abandoned his degree in archaeology to hunt scorpions in the country's deserts and shores, extracting their venom for medicinal use. At just ...