It might be tempting to remove poison ivy in the winter when the plant is relatively dormant, but there are several reasons ...

Deadly vines in the jungles of Colombia, toxic witches’ brews, and a noble woman with a lethal ring. A new exhibit in New York takes a peek inside the dark world of poison. Former Travel Editor Who ...

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Poison ivy can affect your eyes and eyelids, but it won’t cause blindness. You can likely manage the rash with home remedies or over-the-counter medications. But an infection or severe swelling may ...

Poison ivy demands respect and challenges our epidemic of “plant blindness.” It’s getting more noxious with rising carbon dioxide levels. Poison ivy can be found in many forms. It can climb trees—as ...

When you develop a rash on your body after spending time on the trails, it’s easy to point the finger at poison ivy. But poison oak also causes an intense, itchy red rash, making it tough to know what ...

Nature is beautiful. Nature is healing. Nature…can sometimes make you itch so bad that you swear off walking in the woods for all eternity. Thankfully, the right poison ivy rash treatment can help ...

A 2023 California Department of Fish and Wildlife report found that roughly 88% of raptors and 90% of pumas tested were exposed to the poisons. The law allows the poisons to be used in agricultural ...

A MILESTONE in American independent film and the inciting spark for what came to be known as the New Queer Cinema, Todd Haynes’s first feature, “Poison” (1991), has always stood for much more than ...

This article originally appeared in the July 1988 issue of SPIN. Think of Disneyland on acid. No, make it a fistful of Dexatrim and a six-pack of Jolt Cola, with the spandex detector cranked up to ten ...