Bee stings are not just a painful inconvenience; they are the result of a highly evolved biological defense mechanism. When a bee stings, it injects venom, which contains a complex mixture of proteins ...

Enjoying the outdoors carries the danger of running into nature’s less-friendly side: toxic plants and animals. As toxicologists at the University of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Poison Center, we see many ...

A Surprise man was recently sent to the hospital after being attacked by a swarm of bees while retrieving his mail, and four firefighters and a group of children were also stung, according to the ...