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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

*Japanese name: Kooimushi *Scientific name:Diplonychus japonica *Description: Water scorpions are aquatic insects that look a bit like beetles. They have wings, but they don't have the protective ...

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 ...

Recently, my daughter participated in Odyssey of the Mind, a creative problem solving competition devoted to ingenuity and team work. As an entomologist, I was thrilled to learn that the program calls ...

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 ...

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 ...

LULING, Texas (KXAN) — A family in Caldwell County who had to make a trip to an emergency room for scorpion bites got stuck in a precarious situation Saturday night. Markeatha Simmons says she, along ...