If an animal is suspected of encountering or ingesting a poisonous plant, seek medical attention immediately. For more ...

If you have animals or young children at home, there are some popular pants that should be avoided at all costs.

Those who own pets will know that having outdoor space for your car or dog is essential. However, gardeners are being warned ...

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 ...

Necropsies conducted on two of the calves revealed high quantities of toxic Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata) in their stomachs.

Jason Kale Clampit was sentenced to eight years in prison for making ricin, a biological weapon favored by assassins and terrorists.

UC Master Gardeners of Ventura County can help you practice Integrated Pest Management, or IPM, an approach to controlling ...

Their findings, as their Science Advances study explains, points to a “complex epigenetic and genetic network” of transformations that allow humans and many animals to eat tomatoes without fear.

Foxgloves are a common woodland plant that grows in nature. They are also a common plant in gardens. However, this plant ...

I stumbled across an interesting tidbit that is appropriate for this month's theme of poison awareness. I was intrigued and I hope you are as well. There's a small poison garden at Alnwick Castle in ...

All parts of the yew plant are poisonous to wildlife and humans. According to FWP Wildlife Veterinarian Jennifer, an amount of yew weighing roughly 1 percent of an elk's overall body weight is ...

By James L. Cummins Conservation Columnist Poison Prevention Week is March 16-22, 2025. The third week in March each year is nationally recognized to highlight the dangers of poisonings and how to ...