Scientists reveal the Sydney funnel-web spider is actually three distinct species, with Newcastle's "Big Boy" reigning ...

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MIT's new robotic insects, inspired by bees, achieve longer flights and enhanced precision, paving the way for autonomous ...

New proteins not found in nature have now been designed to counteract certain highly poisonous components of snake venom. The deep learning, computational methods for developing these ...

As night fell across Cambodia, a “slender” creature with a colorful tail emerged and perched on a rock. Its “large” eyes ...

Each year, snake bites kill upwards of 100,000 people and permanently disable hundreds of thousands more, according to ...

The current way to produce antivenoms is antiquated. Experiments in mice suggest that an artificial intelligence approach could save time and money.

A groundbreaking study led by Nobel Laureate David Baker and Timothy Patrick Jenkins introduces innovative, computationally ...

Snakebites affect 1.8 to 2.7 million people annually, causing around 100,000 deaths and three times as many permanent ...

There are several genera of funnel web spiders, but the most common ones in Australia are Atrax, Hadronyche, and Illawarra.

Spiders are some of the most common creatures we share our homes with. While they may seem scary at first, most house spider species are harmless and even helpful, keeping pest insects under control.

Mice were protected against lethal snake toxins for the first time, in a ‘breakthrough’ moment thanks to artificial ...