A breakthrough study at the University of Queensland has discovered a hidden dangerous feature of the black mamba, one of the most venomous snakes in the world. Professor Bryan Fry from UQ's School of ...

Scientists have uncovered a dangerous hidden feature in Black Mamba venom that explains why antivenoms sometimes fail. The study revealed that several mamba species launch a dual neurological attack, ...

One man did the unthinkable, and now humanity may get the cure for several snake venoms. This whole pursuit and its results have been published in the journal Cell00402-7). The man in question is a ...

For the first time, scientists are testing whether a first-of-its-kind drug inspired by spider venom can reverse the tissue damage caused by a heart attack. Starting next summer, the team plans to ...

MBDA’s Sea Venom anti-ship missile has been declared ready for frontline use with the Royal Navy’s (RN’s) Leonardo Helicopters Wildcat rotorcraft. Announced on 2 October, the initial operating ...

An Alvord ISD teacher apologized to students after feeding a kitten to a snake kept in their classroom. Alvord ISD Superintendent Randy Brown said district officials received a report on Sept. 3 from ...

Two of the four kittens a science teacher brought to Alvord High School, where she fed one live kitten to a snake, according to school officials. PETA A North Texas high school teacher fed an “ailing” ...

It’s becoming increasingly clear that pharmaceutical companies can live with President Trump’s tariffs. What the industry can’t live with is uncertainty on drug prices. The sector has long traded at a ...

President Donald Trump has labeled drug cartels operating in the Caribbean as “unlawful combatants” and said the U.S. is engaged in an “armed conflict,” multiple outlets reported Thursday, following ...

President Trump and top health officials announced a deal with Pfizer to try to lower Medicaid prices, and a website to help consumers buy drugs directly from manufacturers. By Rebecca Robbins ...

President Donald Trump announced a new round of tariffs beginning in October 2025 that would impose a 100% duty on brand name drugs imported to the United States. There's a major exemption to the ...

"If it came down today, I would do the same thing," one of the paramedics said Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously appeared in places ...