Experts are reporting a spike in activity as the western U.S. faces a record-breaking heat wave.

Across many warm regions of the world, scorpion stings are a serious health risk. A sting late at night can become a medical emergency in places where venomous species live near homes. Hundreds of ...

One photographer captures nature’s ultimate glow-up—the stunning ways animals fluoresce at night.

Next time you go hunting for scorpions under cover of darkness, here’s a handy hack: Bring a black light. Most scorpion species are fluorescent, meaning they glow—in this case, a dazzling bluish green ...

The horror, the horror: As if scorpions weren't frightening enough, when illuminated by ultraviolet rays from a black light, the armored arachnids glow an unnatural neon blue. UV light that hits these ...

LOMA LINDA, Calif. (KABC) -- It's scorpion season in Southern California. But one scientist says that doesn't mean you need to be afraid of the eight-legged arachnids. "It's more respect than fear," ...