Traces of plant poison on ancient African arrowheads provide the oldest direct evidence of poisoned weapons. Scientists have ...

The oldest direct evidence of humans using poisoned arrows was in the Holocene, which began 11,700 years ago. Bone arrow ...

Stone age humans were using poison for hunting far longer than previously believed. In A Nutshell Chemical traces survived ...

Researchers from South Africa and Sweden have found the oldest traces of arrow poison in the world to date. On ...

Stone Age arrowheads found in South Africa showcase the knowledge and strategy of prehistoric hunter-gatherers, according to ...

The research team identified chemical residues of poison from gifbol, a poisonous plant still used by traditional hunters in ...

New research reveals traces of plant toxins on arrow tips in South Africa, suggesting that the technique was used tens of ...

Traces of a toxic chemical found on 60,000-year-old arrowheads hint at advanced planning by Palaeolithic hunters.

A new analysis uncovers traces of poison on the South African arrowheads, pushing back the timeline for poisoned weapons by ...

The world’s oldest poisoned arrows - dating back 60,000 years - have been identified. The discovery reveals early advanced ...

“We may never know precisely how life began, but understanding how some of its ingredients take shape is within reach.

Poison frogs exhibit one of nature’s most fascinating adaptations through the acquisition and use of chemical defences. These amphibians predominantly obtain potent alkaloid toxins not via endogenous ...