You're working in your garden, pulling weeds and making sure everything looks pretty. A few hours later, while admiring your garden, you start to feel an itch on your arm and notice some red bumps. At ...

Poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac can make for an uncomfortable summer or fall. If you have ever experienced the blisters, swelling and intense itching of even the briefest of encounters, then ...

That itchy, uncomfortable rash from poison ivy can ruin a perfectly good outdoor adventure. The biggest challenge is this toxic plant is notoriously tricky to identify, even for experienced hikers.

Don’t let the poison hemlock’s white spring flowers fool you when you come across it in the wild. The plant is highly invasive and dangerous, causing illnesses to people and animals that come into ...

Florida is filled with diverse ecosystems, from the dense forests found in the Panhandle to the wetlands spread out throughout the Everglades. It's perfect for those who enjoy outdoor activities.

We’re starting to see poison hemlock and Queen Anne’s Lace popping up, so let’s talk about how to identify these two plants and what you should know about them. The first thing you should pick up from ...

Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum L.) has been spreading like wildfire throughout Greater Columbus (and much of Ohio) in recent years, and if it has taken root on your property, now is the best time of ...

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

When my husband told me he saw a woman picking a bouquet of oleander, I was surprised that someone was unaware of oleander’s toxicity. Nerium oleander contains a potent heart toxin. The leaves and ...

60,000-year-old traces of arrow poison on quartz arrowheads have been found at the Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal, ...

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