There are lots of ways a hazardous plant can end up in your yard. Sometimes wind carries problem-causing seeds a long distance. Other times, animals disperse these seeds during their travels. A number ...

Do you ever find yourself wondering what the most toxic animals, plants, and things on Earth could be? From daffodils to ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Some poisons are known for creeping slowly through the ...

There are far more dangerous plants in the United States than most people realize. Some can blister your skin, others can poison you with only a small bite and a few are deadly even with brief contact ...

The Hemlock water dropwort - also known as dead man's fingers - is the most poisonous plant in the UK.

Some of the best-known medicines come from poisonous plants. The chemotherapy drug taxol comes from the yew tree, morphine from the opium poppy and ...