It was a warm day (upper 70s) in August, mostly clear and calm, when I drove on a county road not far from home. I had ...

Only a small fraction of all plants are edible. Some of those that aren’t can do serious damage to a human’s health. Here are ten plants to stay away from, and never ingest. The American landscape may ...

In pre-Roman Sardinia, a chilling legend recounts how Phoenician settlers employed a potent poison, hemlock water dropwort, for the ritualistic killing of the elderly and the execution of criminals.

Marcus Foligno of the Minnesota Wild has called his team "mellow and vanilla." Patrick Smith / Getty Images ST. PAUL, Minn. — It’s pretty rare for an NHL team to have a “must-win” game on Nov. 1, but ...

Here are the top items discussed at the Osceola County Board of Commissioners meeting held at 9:30 a.m., Oct. 7. During the meeting, Zach Peklo, coordinator for the North Country Cooperative Invasive ...

You’ve walked past these plants. You’ve probably touched some of them. And in some cases… you were lucky you didn’t end up in the ER. This is the Dirty Dozen 12 plants that could ruin your day… or end ...

A hazardous, invasive plant that can cause severe burns is spreading rapidly across North America, threatening native ecosystems and human safety. Wild parsnip (and its cousin, cow parsnip) form dense ...

While poison ivy is frequently found creeping through the grass or up the trunk of a tree, it can also grow large like a shrub, leaving unsuspecting nature goers at risk. Characteristics of poison ivy ...

(ABC 6 News) — It is green and growing outside thanks to the summer rain, but one weed is getting popular for all the wrong reasons. Wild parsnip is an invasive species that can be seen crowding out ...

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Experts are warning hikers to stay alert as reports of poisonous plants along trails are on the rise. Poison ivy, poison hemlock, and wild parsnip are among the most common ...

Most Ohioans eagerly anticipate summer. Ohio in the summer offers a variety of experiences, from enjoying warm weather and outdoor activities to attending festivals, fairs, and visiting cultural ...

It’s that time of year, when midsummer is in full bloom, and the weather is congenial to being in the great out-of-doors. People are cavorting in the woods and weeds, aka vegetation. Predictably, the ...