Chinese researchers have discovered a rare fossil of a previously unknown species of venomous scorpion that lived around 125 million years ago. This is the first Mesozoic scorpion fossil to be found ...

Roughly 400 million years ago, scorpions the size of small alligators roamed our oceans. With their powerful claws and thick exoskeletons, these 2.5m-long predators dominated their world. Until ...

A known treasure trove of Early Cretaceous fossils has turned up a never-before-seen species of scorpion that lived around 125 million years ago. The venomous scorpion was larger than many ancient — ...

Last week in Skywatch, I told you about the great Perseid meteor shower that continues this weekend, peaking late Saturday night and early Sunday morning. Earth is plowing into debris trail left in ...