This is the oldest confirmed use of a mixture comprising two or more plant toxins specifically applied to arrowheads.

In 1983, archaeologists exploring South Africa's Kruger Cave found a 7,000-year-old antelope femur which then sat in storage at the University of Witwatersrand for nearly 40 years. It wasn't until ...

In Kenya and across Africa, poison is used to kill small creatures ... Rapid development—from highways, railroads, power plants, and power lines to heavy industry, high-tech centers, and growing ...

Researchers have claimed they have found one of the world's oldest mixed poisons in the world, dating back an incredible ...

A 7,000-year-old femur bone belonging to an antelope, discovered in a South African cave, has revealed the earliest confirmed use of a multi-component arrow poison. Three modified bone arrowheads were ...

None of the plant species that contain digitoxin ... The earliest molecular evidence for poison in southern Africa comes from a 24,000-year-old wooden spatula at Border Cave in the Lebombo ...

and maintaining plant health influences societal outcomes, from creating sustainable jobs to alleviating poverty. Ahead of the 52nd Southern African Society of Plant Pathology conference ...