Just before visitors leave “The Power of Poison,” a traveling exhibition from the American Museum of Natural History on view at the Arizona Science Center through Aug. 24, Zoë, a Gila monster on loan ...

Do you know the power of poison? We went to the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan for its amazing exhibit about poison. It turned out to be a real treat. We saw a live display on the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Staten Island Herb Society will delve into the dark side of botanical history when it presents Ancient Poisons at its Oct. 27 meeting at the Biddle House in Tottenville.

The killing of Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of the North Korean leader, at a Malaysian airport has revived fascination in the poisoner's methods. Deadly chemicals like ricin are relatively easy to ...

UC Santa Cruz History Professor Matt O’Hara has received a prestigious $60,000 Public Scholars award from the National Endowment For The Humanities. The funding will support O’Hara’s research project ...

‘‘By inclination and training,’’ writes Bell, ‘‘I’ve spent many years thinking about the bad stuff, poison and its companions: secrecy, death and storytelling.’’ It seems, then, that her whole working ...