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Data from 96 mastodon teeth reveals that the proboscidean lived in fruit-rich forests and traveled widely. Although they mostly fed on leaves, fruit was part of their diet, although more in some ...

Sacred Datura, a toxic but beautiful native plant, thrives in Los Angeles' overlooked spaces—flourishing among trash, weeds, ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A record amount of sargassum piled up across the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, and more is expected this month, according to a new report.

DETROIT (AP) — A Chinese scientist entered the U.S. last year with a toxic fungus stashed in his ... his story during an interrogation about red plant material discovered in his backpack ...

Two scientists from China have been charged in Michigan in what the FBI says was an effort to bring a toxic fungus to the U.S ...

Lawyer Melissa Sims breaks down how she and a team of lawyers are trying to hold gas and oil companies accountable for the damages caused by climate-change-fueled storms like Hurricane Maria.

DETROIT (AP) — A Chinese scientist entered the U.S. last year with a toxic fungus stashed in his backpack, federal authorities said Tuesday as they filed charges against him and a girlfriend who ...

Numerous plants, while beautiful and useful, harbor deadly toxins posing significant risks. The article highlights ten of the world's most poisonous plants, including Deadly Nightshade ...

In antiquity, poisoning was a common way to dispose of a political rival or pesky relative, and people generally got away with it. Without the ability to prove through autopsy that a death was caused ...