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Ancient harvestmen revealed in 3-D models

Two ancient types of harvestmen, or 'daddy long legs,' which skittered around forests more than 300 million years ago, are revealed in new three-dimensional virtual fossil models published today in the journal ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

First scorpion sting drug receives FDA approval

The FDA has announced the approval of Anascorp, the first drug designed to specifically treat and counteract the venomous stings of scorpions.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Aug 05, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Ugly fish to rescue threatened species

Converts to Italy's Slow Food movement can see past a few poisonous spines and bulging eyes: the scorpion fish and needlefish may be ugly but they are cheap, sustainable and taste fantastic.

Biology / Ecology

created May 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scorpion venom -- bad for bugs, good for pesticides

Fables have long cast scorpions as bad-natured killers of hapless turtles that naively agree to ferry them across rivers. Michigan State University scientists, however, see them in a different light.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 27, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Advanced Light Source finds big surprise in Paleozoic scorpion fossil

(PhysOrg.com) -- It’s not quite Jurassic Park, but who wants Paleozoic scorpions scurrying around anyway? Scientists used a powerful microscope at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Mar 01, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Unexpected exoskeleton remnants found in Paleozoic fossils

Surprising new research shows that, contrary to conventional belief, remains of chitin-protein complex -- structural materials containing protein and polysaccharide -- are present in abundance in fossils of ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Feb 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Pterygotid sea scorpions: No longer terror of the ancient seas?

Experiments by a team of researchers in New York and New Jersey have generated evidence that questions the common belief that the pterygotid eurypterids ("sea scorpions") were high-level predators in the Paleozoic oceans.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scorpion has welcome sting for heart bypass patients

A toxin found in the venom of the Central American bark scorpion (Centruroides margaritatus) could hold the key to reducing heart bypass failures, according to research from the University of Leeds.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Deathstalker scorpion venom could improve gene therapy for brain cancer

An ingredient in the venom of the "deathstalker" scorpion could help gene therapy become an effective treatment for brain cancer, scientists are reporting. The substance allows therapeutic genes — genes that treat disease ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Segmentation is the secret behind the extraordinary diversification of animals

Segmentation, the repetition of identical anatomical units, seems to be the secret behind the diversity and longevity of the largest and most common animal groups on Earth. Researchers from CNRS and Universite ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 16, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Brazil fire burns huge collection of dead snakes

(AP) -- A fire in Brazil destroyed what may be the world's largest scientific collection of dead snakes, spiders and scorpions that served as the main source for research on many species, scientists said Sunday.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 16, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scorpion venom provides clues to cause, treatment of pancreatitis

A Brazilian scorpion has provided researchers at North Carolina State University and East Carolina University insight into venom's effects on the ability of certain cells to release critical components. The findings may prove ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Phylogenetic analysis of Mexican cave scorpions suggests adaptation to caves is reversable

Blind scorpions that live in the stygian depths of caves are throwing light on a long-held assumption that specialized adaptations are irreversible evolutionary dead-ends. According to a new phylogenetic analysis ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 12, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Pinch away the pain

Scorpion venom is notoriously poisonous -- but it might be used as an alternative to dangerous and addictive painkillers like morphine, a Tel Aviv University researcher claims.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A deadly scorpion provides a safe pesticide

Scorpions deliver a powerful, paralyzing venom ― a complex cocktail of poisonous peptides that immobilize animal prey on the spot. Some of the toxins in this cocktail damage only insects, which is why a Tel Aviv University ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 11, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0