A research team camping in one of Thailand’s most protected forests discovered a never-before-documented scorpion species hiding beneath a rock—a tiny predator barely an inch long with an unexpectedly ...

Many scorpion species carry zinc and other heavy metals in their pincers and stingers, according to new research.

Scorpions are some of the most recognizable (and creepy looking) creatures on Earth. With their large pincers, armored bodies, and venomous stingers, they’ve fascinated and frightened people for ...

A scorpion does not look like an animal in need of more firepower. It arrives already armed, with claws at one end and a ...

Scientists knew the stingers and pincers of these arachnids generally contained metals, but a new Smithsonian-led study maps out how these components are distributed ...

The scorpions on this list have been ranked based on the frequency of their stings, aggressiveness, and sting discomfort. From annoying to severely painful and potentially fatal, here are 11 types of ...

(Fabrizio Moglia/Moment Open/Getty Images) Armed with stingers and pincers, scorpions sport some of the most formidable weapons in the animal kingdom – weapons which, it turns out, are reinforced with ...

On Monday, a study published in the journal Zookeys formally recognized two new scorpion species in the Golden State. Small enough to crawl in the palm of your hand, the scorpions were found in the ...

TUCSON — U.S. biologists said they have found a new species of scorpion that lives in close proximity to Tucson. According to United Press International the new species name is Vaejovis brysoni and ...