The story of one huge advance in health care shows why public investment in science is critical and why proposed cuts are ...

Depending on who you ask, these Labubu dolls are either the cutest things ever or absolutely hideous. What do you think?

Gila monster isn't the only creature to have lent its chemical arsenal to modern medicine The bite of a Gila monster is venomous enough to harm a human, but hidden within its toxic cocktail lies a ...

The film "Reptiles" explores the diverse world of reptiles, highlighting their evolution, characteristics, and habitats. It discusses various types of reptiles, including lizards, turtles ...

Just the day before, on March 3, 2025, Takara Tomy revealed a crossover from the same series that would fuse Mizutsune with Gatling Fox. Despite having a staggered reveal, the company confirmed ...

Gila monster at the Arizona-Sonora desert museum. Image by SearchNet Media, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The Gila ...

Pentagon Set Up Briefing for Musk on Potential War With China The access would be a major expansion of Elon Musk’s government role and highlight his conflicts of interest. President Trump denied ...

But it appears that these ‘miracle’ weight-loss drugs owe their existence to a lizard, namely the venomous Gila monster, which is native to the deserts of North America. At the end of the 20th Century ...

The toxic bite of a Gila monster can kill a human, but a specific ingredient in the cocktail of the lizard's venom is the reason we have glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) agonists like Ozempic and Wegovy.

Are you afraid of snakes? And what about lizards? Well, when you encounter a Gila monster, there’s a lot more to worry about than just the terrifying crawl factor. As one of only two venomous lizards ...