LOST DUTCHMAN STATE PARK, Arizona — As the setting sun left a yellow tinge on dirt-colored cactuses as far as the eye could see, park ranger Anna Roberts gave us a lesson on what we were about to hunt ...

One of its claws might feed an entire family, but this sea creature would be more likely to eat the family. British researchers said Tuesday that they have discovered an 18-inch-long fossilized claw ...

BEAUFORT -- The Pelkey family found an uninvited guest in their Laurel Bay home over the weekend, and scientists are working to determine where it came from. Amberlee Pelkey, 23, said her mother, ...

Some of the most feared invertebrate animals are scorpions. Their name often conjures images of a dangerous, sneaky, and treacherous animal, but this impression is largely incorrect or biased.

A new study describes two new genera and three new species of Earth's oldest living, land-based arthropods. The colorful, new-to-science club-tailed scorpions hail from the tropical regions of North, ...

(WGHP) — Scorpions are associated with deserts and dry areas, but they can be found in North Carolina much to the displeasure of many people who live in our state. While they make look creepy and even ...

As far as college cliques go, one crowd that hangs out on the University of Delaware’s South Campus is pretty typical. There is the popular one. There is the shy one. There is the model citizen who ...

In the deserts of the Middle East, the giant yellow Israeli scorpion is a ruthless hunter whose bite can bring on fever, convulsions, coma and, sometimes, heart failure in humans unlucky enough to run ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Nature is both fascinating and vengeful. That, in brief, is why a bronze scorpion has come to the new Baker Park as its first permanent outdoor art. The 200-pound, 3-foot-long sculpture received its ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...