The natural world has produced some of the most potent poisons known to science. Here are some of the deadliest to humans ...

The 10 snakes faced a tough predicament. Collected from the Colombian Amazon, they had been without food for several days in captivity and then were presented with extremely unappetizing prey: ...

Venom is one of nature’s most effective (and fascinating) survival tools. Across the world, a wide range of animals have ...

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 ...

Critters consuming species that harbor deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to keep out of harm’s way. Scientists are starting to unravel how these protections work on the molecular ...

A recent incident involving an AI chatbot, ChatGPT, nearly resulted in a fatal outcome after it confidently misidentified a deadly poison hemlock plant as a harmless carrot.