Fish are fascinating creatures, with some possessing special abilities. These include species that sting and inject painful ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists at James Cook University in Cairns have discovered how toxins from stonefish could be ...

A fawn that got covered in hundreds of cholla spines, and unable to eat or drink, has been released to its mother. Two weeks ago, Arizona Game and Fish Department Officer, Troy Moody, in Kingman ...

Found in deserts, its venom causes intense pain, fever, and convulsions, and can be fatal for children and the elderly. One ...

Spines are made of calcite and are used by regular echinoids for defence and locomotion. Each spine articulates to a tubercle on the test. In the cidarid pictured below there are large primary spines ...

directing cells where to build the spine and nervous ... Dec. 17, 2024 — Using neural stem cells could help treat spinal injuries once thought to be untreatable -- a new phase 1 trial has ...

Found in the coastal regions of the Indo-Pacific, stonefish have 13 sharp spines on their backs, each filled with venom capable of causing excruciating pain, paralysis, and even death. They’re ...