When a snake displays its fangs, it’s showing off one of evolution’s greatest weapons. This is because snake venom is not a ...

How does evolution invent entirely new things, like limbs, wings, and venom? Evolutionary biologist Sean B. Carroll joins us to reveal the hidden rules behind nature’s creativity and the genetic ...

Encountering rattlesnake venom is something many of us would prefer to avoid. But for a research team from the University of South Florida, this venom may hold the key to species evolution and ...

Woodrats weigh less than half a pound but can survive venomous rattlesnake bites that would hospitalize, or even kill, a full ...

TAMPA, Fla. (Embrgoed for publication until April 23, 2025) – Researchers at the University of South Florida are uncovering new clues about how animals evolve by studying rattlesnake venom — and what ...

Study: Tandem duplication of SERPIN genes yields functional variation and snake venom inhibitors (DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msaf290)Woodrats weigh less than ...

Researchers show that the adaptation of antlions to their ecological niche has also changed their venom. They compared the venom system of antlion and closely related green lacewing larvae. Antlions ...