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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A highly toxic plant, that can be deadly if ingested, is spreading fast across the Volunteer State. Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum) is about to flower in Tennessee and is ...
There is no evidence that mango detoxes your body directly. However, it may support your body’s natural detox processes. For ...
There is a range of temperatures over which damage occurs with more and more buds and flowers damaged at lower and lower temperatures until all the fruit buds are killed. Often the freeze will ...
Patulin, a naturally occurring toxin classified as a “mycotoxin,” can be produced by different types of molds which grow on apples (among other grains or fruit) and can carry over into apple ...
LOS ANGELES -- Dozens of marine animals, including an unprecedented number of dolphins, are dying due to a toxic algae bloom now stretching from San Diego to San Luis Obispo. The entire shoreline ...
The mineral, once widely-used in building materials, releases toxic fibres into the air when disturbed that can cling to the lungs and - over decades - cause cancer. Nowadays, its use is banned ...
Domoic acid is the toxin responsible for killing hundreds of marine mammals. An "unprecedented" toxic algae bloom has overrun the coast of Southern California, sickening marine animals and ...
Scientists from the UK, Japan, and France have developed a non-toxic alternative to harmful PFAS chemicals by replicating fluorine’s unique “bulkiness” using only carbon and hydrogen. This ...
For the first time known to scientists, a team has documented chimps sharing alcoholic fruit. Anna Bowland / Cantanhez Chimpanzee Project / University of Exeter For the first time, scientists have ...
Suspected herders have vandalised a family-owned cashew farm in Okegba village, Oriire LGA of Oyo State, destroying several trees The family, whose livelihood depends on the plantation, is calling for ...
The trend is especially worrisome due to the corresponding rise of calls to poison control centers, especially among US adults 30 and older, according to the research. “As these drugs are used ...