Skin contact with the oil of a poison sumac plant leads to an itchy, burning, allergic skin reaction. You can’t contract the rash from another person, but the plant’s oil can transfer from ...

University re-examines 7,000-year-old femur, discovers oldest multi-plant arrow poison. (photo credit: Dr Aliénor Duhamel, CC BY-NC-ND) Researchers unveiled what may be the world's oldest ...

Dog owners are being urged to be vigilant after hemlock roots have washed up on UK beaches. Hemlock is poisonous to both animals and humans and can cause serious symptoms or even death.