In Arizona, scorpions become more active when temperatures rise above 70 degrees. As the weather warms, scorpions go in search of food and mates, leading to increased sightings. This time of year, ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

As a rule, humans are the only members of the animal kingdom that can enjoy the luxury of laziness. Forget the incredibly slow motion of the three- toed sloth — this somewhat misshapen oddity isn’t ...

Scientists reach roadblocks when they try to study diseases of the human heart merely because of its necessity for human life. In a new study from Florida State University, researchers turn to a giant ...

Tracks found in Scotland look to be from an ancient water scorpion as big as a kitchen table. If the analysis is right, it is the first evidence of the creature coming ashore. The scorpion, a ...

The tracks left by a giant water scorpion as it dragged its great bulk across a beach 330 million years ago have been discovered in Scottish rock. The six-legged beast, known as Hibbertopterus, would ...

A Scottish scientist has discovered tracks made by a huge water scorpion 330 million years ago, the first evidence showing it could survive out of the water. The six-legged hibbertopteroid measured 5 ...