Unlike venom and poison, the word "toxin" is not defined by a specific method of delivery. Rather, a toxin has a broader meaning. It is a biologically produced chemical substance that impacts ...

We often hear people talking about venomous and poisonous animals, so you’d easily be forgiven for thinking that they mean ...

Lots of things can be classed as poisons but you have to physically ingest the toxin present in the poison for it to affect you. It can be swallowed, inhaled, or even absorbed through the skin.

The study of venom has progressed so that we now have a detailed understanding of what’s in venom and how the constituent toxins work. The major ways that venom can be a “mortal poison” are ...

A tiny sponge camouflaged as a red blood cell could soak up toxins ranging from anthrax to snake venom, new research suggests. The new "nanosponge," described April 14 in the journal Nature ...

Nature, it turns out, is one big medicine cabinet. We can thank the willow plant for the salicin that turned into aspirin, and the poppy for the pain-killing powers of morphine. Even poison can ...