Researchers have uncovered a hidden split in the venom of Australia’s deadly Eastern Brown Snake. Southern populations create rock-solid blood clots, while northern snakes produce fragile clots that collapse almost instantly — two very different paths to the same deadly outcome. This discovery raises urgent concerns about whether current antivenoms,Continue Reading

What does survival look like for animals who live in the slow lane? Fast animals get plenty of attention for their incredible feats of speed. But what about animals that move at a slower pace? “We definitely are programmed to think that speed is good,” said James Maclaine, senior curatorContinue Reading