Carlin is a contributor for TIME. Pop Culture For more than a decade, Song Exploder, hosted by composer and producer Hrishikesh Hirway, has given musicians a forum to tell the stories behind their ...

Few creatures are as fearsome as venomous snakes and scorpions. While snake venom can cause paralysis and tissue damage, scorpion venom primarily causes pain and nerve damage. Despite their dangers, ...

CBS premiered Scorpion in 2014, and the series was a hit from the get-go, the most-watched network's highest-rated drama series. Loosely based on the top-secret exploits of its executive producer, ...

As it broadens the clinical ambitions for its small molecule oncology programs, Scorpion Therapeutics has secured $150 million in financial fuel. The Boston-based biotech applies its drug-hunting ...

As the desert heats up, scorpions — including the notorious Arizona bark scorpions — become more active, leading to more frequent sightings not only outdoors but in homes and other buildings. These ...

As Song Exploder turns 10, host Hrishikesh Hirway tells The Daily Beast about the podcast’s stand-out episodes and guests. Deputy Entertainment Editor Since its first episode premiered in January 2014 ...

At The Rite of Spring's Paris premiere in 1913, the audience rioted. The broken rhythms, repetitive notes and clashing chords of Igor Stravinsky's masterpiece shocked the patrons of the Théâtre de ...

About a decade ago, the musician Hrishikesh Hirway had a vision. Inspired by the work of the English composer Benjamin Britten – and, more recently, its interpolation by the filmmaker Wes Anderson in ...

The Pakistani yellow scorpion uses its venom to incapacitate prey. But new research shows that it might also be used to cure a range of maladies, even cancer. Part of scorpions’ evolutionary success ...

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