The innocuous-looking envelope arrived through the letterbox in a tiny packet that could fit in the palm of your hand. However, the contents that landed on David Parfett’s Maidenhead doormat were ...

The 10 snakes faced a tough predicament. Collected from the Colombian Amazon, they had been without food for several days in captivity and then were presented with extremely unappetizing prey: ...

Nature is full of visual wonders, lush greenery, vibrant blooms, and graceful foliage, but sometimes, its beauty conceals danger. Across continents, certain plants possess toxic compounds so potent ...

OR ONLINE AS WELL. TONIGHT. PROSECUTORS IN DANE AND ROCK COUNTY SAY A MADISON COUPLE CONSPIRED TO USE DEADLY POISONS IN A PLOT TO KILL TWO WOMEN. PAUL VAN DYNE JUNIOR AND ANDREA WHITAKER FACED ...

CAREFULLY lifting the vegetable curry from the fridge, Lakhvir Kaur Singh sprinkled brown powder over it and mixed it through ...

Poison hemlock, a deadly plant that can cause respiratory failure and death, is spreading throughout the U.S. Contact herbicides are the safest way to control poison hemlock, as all parts of the plant ...

Critters consuming species that harbor deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to keep out of harm’s way. Scientists are starting to unravel how these protections work on the molecular ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Kalamazoo man who prosecutors say “peddled a deadly poison for his own profit” will spend years in a federal prison. Antjuan Jackson was sentenced Thursday to 27 years ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Some poisons are known for creeping slowly through the ...

In The White Lotus' season 3 premiere, health mentor Pam (Morgana O'Reilly) warns the Ratliff family away from the fruit growing on the "mighty pong pong trees" outside their villa. "The seeds of the ...

WASHINGTON/OTTAWA, Sept 19 (Reuters) - An envelope addressed to the White House and intercepted by U.S. authorities contained a substance identified as ricin, a deadly poison that appeared to have ...