Poison
Scorpions load their stings and claws with iron and zinc, boosting killing power
Scientists studied 18 species and found iron and zinc concentrated at the puncturing tips and grasping edges to improve prey capture.
Austria police find rat poison in HiPP baby food jar after nationwide recall
French appeals court rules that Algerian nanny who poisoned Jewish family not antisemitic
Health Ministry investigating daycares after 15 toddlers suffer food poisoning symptoms
Anthrax kills 50 hippos in Congo's Virunga National Park
Tests confirmed anthrax poisoning, said Virunga Park director Emmanuel De Merode, adding that buffalo have been killed too. The exact cause of the poisoning was not yet clear.
80% Spike in poisonings linked to Passover cleaning products
In many cases, exposure was caused by the mixing of cleaning agents, which can release toxic gases that irritate the respiratory system and may lead to breathing difficulties.
Mutmaßliche Massenvergiftung im Süden Israels hinterlässt 335 tote Vögel
Hunderte von Vögeln aus der gleichen Familie wie der Falke wurden Anfang Februar in der westlichen Negev-Wüste tot aufgefunden; Ermittler gehen davon aus, dass sie vergiftetes Wasser getrunken haben.
Teeth dyed in deadly poisonous cinnabar: The Red Princess of the Silk had a mercury-laden smile
Researchers suggest the use of cinnabar had a religious, decorative, or medical function.
Forensic analysis exonerates doctor in a 19th century Porto poisoning case
Modern tests find no evidence of toxins that led to the 130-year old conviction of Dr. Urbino de Freitas.
Court in Tajikistan jails over 30 people for attempted mass poisoning linked to ISIS offshoot
A source in the Tajik security services told Reuters the convicted people were all tied to Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), the Afghan offshoot of Islamic State.
Suspected mass poisoning in southern Israel leaves 335 birds dead
Hundreds of birds in the same family as the falcon were found dead on Sunday in the western Negev, leading investigators to believe they drank from poisoned water.
University re-examines 7,000-year-old femur, discovers oldest multi-plant arrow poison
The latest discovery is the oldest confirmed use of a combination of two or more plant toxins applied to arrowheads.
17 dead of suspected cadmium poisoning in Kashmir village
Close relatives of the deceased have been relocated to the quarantine center of the Nursing College in Rajouri, increasing the number to 230.
Here's what Australia was missing: 'Big Boy' is a palm-sized super-venomous spider
"This particular spider is much larger, its venom glands are much larger, and its fangs are much longer".
