A giant 70kg lizard with razor-sharp teeth and enough venom to kill a human might sound like something from a nightmare, but it’s actually very real.

In a recent interview, the director of Venom 3, Kelly Marcel, touched upon a rumor surrounding actor Rhys Ifans’ role in the upcoming movie and revealed whether he is returning as The Lizard. Venom: ...

The Australian major skink (Bellatorias frerei) evolved to resist a specific component of snake neurotoxins. In the case of the major skink (Bellatorias frerei), resistance comes in the form of ...

Venom: The Last Dance may be weeks away, but there’s an awful lot we don’t know about the third entry in this Marvel series. Thanks to the final trailer, we’ve only just learned that the symbiote god ...

The giant horned lizard may weigh just 3 ounces — but it strikes twice as fast as a rattlesnake. When threatened, it builds ...

Australia’s Major Skink (Bellatorias frerei) has evolved the same venom resistance mutation as the honey badger (Mellivora capensis) which is found across Africa, Southwest Asia, and the Indian ...

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Long before Ozempic and Wegovy became household names, a Department of Veterans Affairs researcher studying Gila monster venom in a Bronx laboratory made a discovery that would revolutionize diabetes ...

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