poisons What's the difference between sunburn and sun poisoning? What's the deadliest poison? A toxicologist responds. David Pescovitz

medicine A toxicologist explains how eyedrops can be used to slowly kill someone, and other curious facts about poisons David Pescovitz

fish New study: Fish can get addicted to meth after eating human poop Thom Dunn

food poisoning A dozen subscribers to a celebrity-backed meal kit company have had organ removal surgery after eating "French Lentil + Leek Crumbles" Mark Frauenfelder

birds Astonishing video of entire flock of birds mysteriously dropping from the sky David Pescovitz

horsey Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit becomes the 20th horse to die at Santa Anita this year Jason Weisberger

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January 6 Capitol rioter Rosanne Boyland died from "acute amphetamine intoxication," not trampling, according to D.C. Medical Examiner's Office Mark Frauenfelder

poisons and toxins A video roundup of the world's most lethal substances Mark Frauenfelder

music Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan died in accident, reports inquest Rob Beschizza

health Rats exposed to cell phone radiation lived longer than control group Mark Frauenfelder

Science Trump's pick for EPA pollution czar says kids are less sensitive to pollution than adults Cory Doctorow

Venomous creatures Man grabs live rattlesnake at his kid's party and tries to pose with it but it bites him in the face Carla Sinclair

Science Trump's latest senior science nominees are a talk-radio ignoramus and a career poisoner Cory Doctorow

3d printers Source: carbon monoxide identified in deaths of California couple, cats Rob Beschizza

Weird Hundreds of blackbirds mysteriously fell from New Jersey sky David Pescovitz

Science The DEA just added a promising anti-opioid addiction herb to Schedule 1, because reasons Cory Doctorow

picks Mountainside "suicide" baffles investigators in England Rob Beschizza

Science Peer-reviewed online expert system will help you if you've been poisoned Cory Doctorow