Spiders have a reputation for giving some humans a fright, but a team of scientists has flipped the script to learn why one increasingly visible species seems to have an edge on handling stress. Jorō ...

A woman was bitten by a venomous spider and had to be hospitalised for two weeks. After being discharged, her entire skin ...

A protein identified in the venom of the Fraser Island funnel-web spider called Hi1a could block so-called death signals sent to cells after a cardiac arrest. “The Hi1a protein from spider venom ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Researchers have reportedly discovered that the venom from one of the world's deadliest spiders may be able to help recovering heart attack patients and extend the lives of procured donor hearts.

Between unveiling the title for the MCU's fourth Spider-Man movie and reviving the Now You See Me franchise of all things, this year's CinemaCon event has so far offered a little magic for everybody, ...

A potentially life-saving treatment for heart attack victims has been discovered from a very unlikely source - the venom of one of the world's deadliest spiders. A drug candidate developed from a ...