Owls help control rodents, but poisoned prey can also threaten the birds.

Cats across South Korea are dying from rodenticide poisoning that often goes undetected, and a new forensic study has now ...

Poison frogs are small and brightly colored amphibians that originate from Central and South America. As suggested by their name, these frogs can release highly toxic chemicals from their skin, which ...

The hard rock subgenre derisively referred to as "hair metal" existed well before Poison came along. But with their 1986 debut Look What the Cat Dragged In, they gave it an extra coat of lip gloss.

A patient recently came into our dermatology clinic with a rash and a story similar to many others. He had been camping with friends a few days earlier and helped carry some logs to stoke the fire.

Both shingles and poison ivy cause a painful, blistering rash. Poison ivy is an allergic reaction, while shingles is a viral infection. Shingles also causes additional symptoms that can differentiate ...

We have done a number of posts on horrifying creatures, plants, and other organisms that have the ability to kill you. Of course, many creatures that we have covered are not amazingly large ...

When it comes to their health, humans will believe just about anything. In this extract from the new book Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything, authors Lydia Kang, MD, and ...