Archaeologists have now found traces of a plant-based poison on several 60,000-year-old quartz Stone Age arrowheads found in ...

New research reveals traces of plant toxins on arrow tips in South Africa, suggesting that the technique was used tens of ...

A pile of ancient arrowheads from southern Africa still holds traces of toxic plant residue, even after some 60,000 years.

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

The study authors conclude that these Late Pleistocene hunter-gatherers were making their poison from the gifbol root bulb ...

A new analysis uncovers traces of poison on the South African arrowheads, pushing back the timeline for poisoned weapons by ...

Long before agriculture or cities, hunters in southern Africa were already engineering weapons that relied on chemistry as ...

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

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 ...

The triple threat of poison ivy, oak and sumac seem to be everywhere this year in Iowa.Researchers said the vines are growing bigger, faster and becoming more toxic."The bruises are from scratching," ...

Approximately 80 percent of humans develop dermatitis upon exposure to the carbon-based active compound called urushiol -- the toxic component of poison ivy, according to a six-year study in the ...