The Geographer Cone Snail, a beautiful but deadly ocean predator, uses a potent neurotoxic venom delivered via a harpoon-like tooth to paralyze prey i ...

The sting from a geographic cone snail is potent enough to kill a human. Learn all about this fascinating predatory snail.

If a toxin is delivered via a sting or bite, it is called a venom. All toxins are poisons, but not all poisons are toxins.

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Scientists discovered that Gila monster venom contains a compound that slows digestion. It led to one of the biggest medical ...

Australia tends to top the world’s most deadly creature charts for a good reason. If you’re about to venture down under, you’ll want to make sure you don’t dip your toe in the wrong place. If you do, ...

A Closer Look 1. Mosquitoes: Tiny but Terribly Effective Despite their small size, mosquitoes are considered the ...

I shall take my dog and that is another reassurance that I am neither dangerous nor insane. John Steinbeck Those of us horsewhipped by our high school English teachers into reading John Steinbeck may ...

This natural shielding mechanism of the "super snail" suggests that the enzyme mutated in response to such heavy pesticide ...

Cone Denim and Artistic Milliners leadership at signing ceremony. Left to right: Steve Maggard, Murtaza Ahmed, Jeffrey P Pritchett, Omer Ahmed. Credit: Cone Denim/Artistic Milliners. The new ...

KARACHI: Artistic Milliners on Friday announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Cone Denim from Elevate Textiles, marking a significant international expansion by the Pakistan-based textile ...

Artistic Milliners, a Pakistani textile giant, has acquired a majority stake in Cone Denim, a historic US denim brand, from Elevate Textiles. The new multi-national company will operate under the ...