poisons

 

These skeletons might be evidence of the oldest known mercury poisonings

By Rahul Rao

 /  Nov 22, 2021

 

Everything you need to know about ricin poison

By Dan Nosowitz

 /  Oct 3, 2018

 

A beginner’s guide to finding wild edible plants that won’t kill you

By Benji Jones

 /  Aug 3, 2018

 

What to do if your dog eats your Christmas chocolates

By Claire Maldarelli

 /  Dec 23, 2017

 

Is DEET Safe To Use?

By Francie Diep

 /  Jun 4, 2014

 

9 Things You Didn’t Know About Poison

By Mac Irvine

 /  Nov 19, 2013

 

What Would Happen If You Drank Water From The Gowanus Canal?

By Dan Nosowitz

 /  Oct 10, 2013

 

Cornstarch Replaces Cyanide In Clean New Gold Extraction Method

By Rebecca Boyle

 /  May 14, 2013

 

Researchers Make Super-Realistic Artificial Lung Tissue By Levitating Cells

By Colin Lecher

 /  Jan 26, 2013

 

FYI: What’s The Worst Pollutant In The World?

By Daniel Engber

 /  Jan 22, 2013

 

Inject Rhino Horns With Poison, That’ll Stop Poachers

By Dan Nosowitz

 /  Dec 21, 2012

 

Archive Gallery: PopSci Goes A-Ratting (And More Pest Control)

By Julie Beck

 /  Aug 31, 2012

 

African Rat Smears Poison On Its Fur to Protect Itself From Predators

By Rebecca Boyle

 /  Aug 3, 2011

 

Some Mice Have Become Immune to Poison Through Natural but Highly Unusual Evolution

By Dan Nosowitz

 /  Jul 22, 2011

 

Undergraduate Designer Makes Nanostructured Clothes That Block Poisonous Gases

By Rebecca Boyle

 /  Apr 15, 2011

 

Artificial Enzyme Successfully Used to Neutralize a Natural Plant Poison

By Rebecca Boyle

 /  Aug 31, 2010