Why scorpion stings are so painful

Thursday, August 3, 2017 - 08:32 in Paleontology & Archaeology

(Phys.org)—A combined team of researchers from the U.S. and China has figured out why scorpion stings are so painful. In their paper published on the open access site Science Advances, the team explains how scorpion venom containing a variety of toxins and is mildly acidic, causing a lot of pain.

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