The story examines some of the most dangerous venomous animals on Earth, from the inland taipan of the Australian Outback to the Sydney funnel-web, redback spider, Gila monster, and blue-ringed ...

When scientists first discovered the insulin secretion effects of gut hormone GLP-1 in the 1980s, it seemed like the automatic gateway toward a landmark diabetes treatment. GLP-1, or glucagon-like ...

Despite their fearsome-sounding name and venomous bite, these desert-dwelling lizards – the largest in the United States – have evolved in unique ways to thrive in an arid climate. Native to the ...

A 34-year-old Colorado man believed to be the first person killed by a Gila monster in nearly a century died from complications associated with the reptile’s venom, a coroner determined. Heart and ...