Scorpions have survived for more than 400 million years and endured five mass extinctions, but habitat destruction, climate change and overharvesting now pose significant threats to their survival.

The Beaver State is full of creatures that can elude even the most seasoned Oregonian. Some tend to stay hidden within the state's wet forests and rocky desert climates, and among them is the scorpion ...

Bay Area high school students formally describe two new scorpions with a researcher, after finding the unknown species on a community science platform. In 2019, Forbes and Jain came across an unknown ...

They are arachnids with stingers and they can glow in UV light. If you haven’t guessed it, we’re talking about all things scorpions. Like most other creepy crawlers in Georgia, scorpions are most ...

Prakrit Jain and Harper Forbes were not always interested in scorpions. The two high school students, both from the Bay area, were much more fascinated by other creepy crawly creatures. “Scorpions are ...

MIDLAND, Texas — While not a full-on desert, the Permian Basin area is considered a semi-arid part of Texas. “So here in West Texas, we live in a semi-arid climate," said Dan Grigsby, NewsWest 9 ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. "When it ...

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