Researchers from the University of Queensland have made a groundbreaking discovery that reveals the presence of neurotoxins in ant stings, akin to the venom found in snakes and scorpions, we learned ...

Some ants employ powerful neurotoxins to deliver painful stings to mammals. You don’t want to be bitten by a South American bullet ant — one bite can cause intense pain and uncontrollable trembling ...

University of Queensland researchers have shown for the first time that some of the world’s most painful ant stings target nerves, like snake and scorpion venom. Dr Sam Robinson and colleagues at UQ’s ...

Ant venom research has expanded in recent years, unveiling a multifaceted array of bioactive compounds that serve pivotal roles in defence, predation and social communication. These venoms comprise a ...

Tucked away in Tamil Nadu, a state at India’s southern tip, is a facility run by members of the Irula tribe, an ethnic group known internationally for a long tradition of snake handling. Because it’s ...

Using an artificial intelligence tool that predicts the antimicrobial capabilities of peptides, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania were able to screen over 40 million peptides from ...