Poison

Two babies dead, dozens more children injured after suspected overheating at Jerusalem daycare

Authorities noted substandard conditions at the daycare may have caused the incident and led to suspected overheating.

An Israeli police officer holds a bag containing food items that are suspected to have poisoned dozens of toddlers in Jerusalem. January 19, 2026.
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Poison Control Center warns: An important warning that could save lives this winter

French flag and court gavel in this illustration taken November 5, 2025.

Algerian nanny imprisoned for poisoning French Jewish family

 A police officer waits outside the courtroom at the courthouse in Paris, March 31, 2025.

Algerian nanny charged after allegedly poisoning French Jewish family’s food, drinks


Anthrax kills 50 hippos in Congo's Virunga National Park

Tests confirmed anthrax poisoning, said Virunga Park director Emmanuel De Merode, adding that buffalo have been killed too. The exact cause of the poisoning was not yet clear.

A six-week-old baby hippo "Toni", named after German national soccer player Antonio Ruediger, is pictured with its mother Debby, at Berlin Zoo in Berlin, Germany, August 15, 2024.

80% Spike in poisonings linked to Passover cleaning products

In many cases, exposure was caused by the mixing of cleaning agents, which can release toxic gases that irritate the respiratory system and may lead to breathing difficulties.

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Mutmaßliche Massenvergiftung im Süden Israels hinterlässt 335 tote Vögel

Hunderte von Vögeln aus der gleichen Familie wie der Falke wurden Anfang Februar in der westlichen Negev-Wüste tot aufgefunden; Ermittler gehen davon aus, dass sie vergiftetes Wasser getrunken haben.

 Hunderte von toten Schwarzfalken wurden Anfang Februar im westlichen Negev gefunden.

Teeth dyed in deadly poisonous cinnabar: The Red Princess of the Silk had a mercury-laden smile

Researchers suggest the use of cinnabar had a religious, decorative, or medical function.

 The Red Princess of the Silk Road had a mercury-laden smile: a Han dynasty woman found with cinnabar-dyed teeth.

Forensic analysis exonerates doctor in a 19th century Porto poisoning case

Modern tests find no evidence of toxins that led to the 130-year old conviction of Dr. Urbino de Freitas.

 Forensic analysis exonerates doctor in a 19th century Porto poisoning case. Illustration.

Court in Tajikistan jails over 30 people for attempted mass poisoning linked to ISIS offshoot

A source in the Tajik security services told Reuters the convicted people were all tied to Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), the Afghan offshoot of Islamic State.

A shirt bearing ISIS insignia, found on a terrorist who attempted to carry out a terror attack in Qalandiya, the West Bank, December 7, 2024.

Suspected mass poisoning in southern Israel leaves 335 birds dead

Hundreds of birds in the same family as the falcon were found dead on Sunday in the western Negev, leading investigators to believe they drank from poisoned water.

 Hundreds of dead black hawks were found in the western Negev on Saturday.

University re-examines 7,000-year-old femur, discovers oldest multi-plant arrow poison

The latest discovery is the oldest confirmed use of a combination of two or more plant toxins applied to arrowheads.

 University re-examines 7,000-year-old femur, discovers oldest multi-plant arrow poison.

17 dead of suspected cadmium poisoning in Kashmir village

Close relatives of the deceased have been relocated to the quarantine center of the Nursing College in Rajouri, increasing the number to 230.

 17 dead of suspected cadmium poisoning in Kashmir village. Illustration.

Here's what Australia was missing: 'Big Boy' is a palm-sized super-venomous spider

"This particular spider is much larger, its venom glands are much larger, and its fangs are much longer".

 Here's what Australia was missing: Bad Boy' is a previously unknown palm-sized super-venomous spider.