The distribution and scale of metal enrichment among the deadly arthropods' weapons have been discovered for the first time.

Scientists knew the stingers and pincers of these arachnids generally contained metals, but a new Smithsonian-led study maps ...

Scorpions are incredible hunters, and while we knew that metals strengthen the weapons in some species’ arsenals, we don’t ...

Across many warm regions of the world, scorpion stings are a serious health risk. A sting late at night can become a medical emergency in places where venomous species live near homes. Hundreds of ...

Scorpions possess remarkable engineering skills, reinforcing their claws and stingers with metals like zinc, iron, and ...

Many scorpion species carry zinc and other heavy metals in their pincers and stingers, according to new research.

A fight between a scorpion and a tarantula sounds uncommon, and in fact, it is. Though both are deadly major predators and their territory overlaps, they are also extremely solitary and avoid danger ...

An Atlantic County family says that they made a frightening discovery after returning from a trip to Costa Rica – a venomous scorpion. The family says that they found the arachnid inside of a suitcase ...

Scorpions wield some of the natural world's most formidable built-in weapons, from crushing pincers to venomous stingers.