Scorpions are a frightening and deadly group of animals. But their venom is one of nature's most unique chemical cocktails. Here’s how scientists are using it for inspiration to design new medicines and pain killers.

It feels like for an animal, having one's butt fall off would be pretty bad. But apparently that's not always the worst thing to happen, at least not for these specific animals.

There are several ways the world could end, and scientists have given a lot of thought to what the last living thing will be.

Hank and PhD Candidate Joanna Kreitinger discuss research being performed on dendritic cells in relation to the immune system. Later, Jessi from Animal Wonders joins to show us the emperor scorpions.

From mice that battle scorpions to microscopic moss piglets that can survive a solar storm, here are 6 of Earth’s most hardcore beings!

There are a lot of ways to kill and be killed in the animal kingdom, but only a lucky few use the powers of venom. Not all are closely related, so how did they acquire the same defenses, where did venom come from, and how does it work?...

Scientists around the world discover about 18,000 new species every year. Each new organism has not only to be found, but also studied, compared, identified and organized -- that's taxonomy, the science of classifying living things and...

All animals have adaptations that help them survive in the wild...some just focus more on back-end development than others. Whether for offense, defense, or both, here are five creatures with butt-kicking behinds!

Grasshopper mice take scorpion venom that could kill a human and use it to numb their pain. What makes these tiny mice so hardcore?

Featuring Peter Winkler, our SciShow graphics guru, and Professor Claw, the emperor scorpion.

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Hank continues our exploration of animal phyla with the more complexly organized annelida and arthropoda, and a biolography on insects.

Watch as Mark surprisingly finds then gets slashed and stung by the world's biggest scorpion: the Giant Asian Forest Scorpion! Where will it land on the Brave Wilderness Bite-Sting Index? How will the pain compare to all the other...

Watch as Mark takes on the first recorded sting from the dangerous Thai Bark Scorpion! Where will it land on the Brave Wilderness Bite-Sting Index? How will the sting compare to the likes of the Bullet Ant, Fire Worm, and the deadly...

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