Water hemlock is widely recognized as the most toxic plant in North America due to its powerful neurotoxin, cicutoxin. Once ...

In a quiet corner of London, Linda Pilkington is reimagining the architecture of scent, from the poison of Socrates to the ...

One “thing you can see is that she didn’t want to shave her legs, so she’s got hairs all along her stem,” he said, pointing to a photo of Queen Anne’s lace. “That’s another tell-tale sign that this is ...

Spring brings new growth to Inverclyde as wild garlic and dog’s mercury emerge. Foragers warned of toxic lookalikes. BTO launches Birds ...

Spring brings new growth to Inverclyde as wild garlic and dog’s mercury emerge. Foragers warned of toxic lookalikes. BTO launches Birds in Greenspaces survey.

That’s the number of streets in Dogsthorpe that are named after trees, bushes, shrubs and flowers, writes Peterborough Civic Society’s Toby Wood.

Hemlock Water Dropwort – also known as Dead Man's Fingers – was first spotted at Bembridge by coastguard teams several weeks ...

State experts offer tips on how to identify insects that pose a threat to the region's trees and what to do if they are found ...

This deadly plant gained notoriety after a tragic incident in 2010 in Tacoma, where a woman thought it was safe to put in her ...

Beautiful but deadly. Some of nature’s most gorgeous creations can also be some of its most fatal. Don’t be fooled by a delicate blossom or burst of colorful berries – some of these plants can burn, ...

The highly toxic hemlock water dropwort, considered one of the most poisonous plants in Ireland and the UK, has been discovered washed up at a Wicklow beach. Even brushing against the plant can cause ...