Claims that poinsettias can cause serious health problems or death in pets greatly exaggerate their risk, experts say.

Researchers have identified traces of plant poison from the South African plant gifbol on Stone Age arrowheads – the oldest ...

Stone Age arrowheads found in South Africa showcase the knowledge and strategy of prehistoric hunter-gatherers, according to ...

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Do You Know Which Plants Are Secretly Poisonous In Your Backyard?. Image Source: ShutterstockYour backyard might seem like a ...

Only a small fraction of all plants are edible. Some of those that aren’t can do serious damage to a human’s health. Here are ten plants to stay away from, and never ingest. The American landscape may ...

You would think veterinarians would have no trouble treating their own pets, but when a potentially toxic exposure threatens their furry family members, sometimes even the professionals call the ...

For thousands of years, hunters around the world have employed poison-tipped arrows to assist in taking down prey. For ...

Residues on arrow tips found in South Africa hint at how far back in history humans have been using poison for survival.

Researchers from South Africa and Sweden have found the oldest traces of arrow poison in the world to date. On ...