Stone Age arrowheads found in South Africa showcase the knowledge and strategy of prehistoric hunter-gatherers, according to ...
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World’s oldest poison arrows were used by hunters 60,000 years ago
Prehistoric hunter-gatherers in South Africa applied deadly poisons to their stone arrows 60,000 years ago. Amazingly, the ...
The study authors conclude that these Late Pleistocene hunter-gatherers were making their poison from the gifbol root bulb ...
Researchers have found traces of what appears to be plant-derived poison on tiny stone arrowheads from South Africa dated to ...
The finding in South Africa identifies toxic alkaloids in these projectiles, used for hunting during the Paleolithic era ...
New chemical analysis of quartz microliths from South Africa confirms that humans were skilled with poison long ago.
To make things even stranger, grown males have a secret weapon on their back legs: a sharp spur that delivers venom powerful ...
New Guinea - Researchers recently discovered two new species of poisonous birds during an expedition into the jungles of New Guinea. According to the University of Copenhagen, Knud Jønsson and his ...
AFRICA: CREATURES consuming species that contain deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to stay alive. The 10 snakes faced a tough predicament. Collected from the Colombian Amazon, ...
Free digital guide lists 32 of Virginia's most dangerous animals and what to do if you encounter them. CHARLOTTESVILLE – To help Virginians avoid poisonings from encounters with wildlife, a reference ...
A recent report finds that, despite legislation limiting such chemicals, dozens of species are still being poisoned. And we ...
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