For a recent paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers investigated the odd physics of a ...

That’s because in a race of reflexes, the snake usually wins. For a mouse or human, it takes less than half a second to ...

Over 100 videos of venomous snake strikes reveal three different types of attacks, with some biting down several times "to prolong the venom flow into their prey." ...

Vipers have the fastest strikes, but snakes from other families can give some slower vipers stiff competition.

The box jellyfish is the most dangerous jellyfish in the world. Learn where it's found, why its venom is so deadly, and how ...

Researchers have discovered a microscopic roundworm that uses electrostatic induction to launch itself onto flying insects.