The Vermont's Health Department on Monday urged people to watch out for the wild parsnip, a common roadside plant that can cause serious skin reactions to people who go into sunlight after being ...

(Reuters Health) - Gardeners caring for plants in the Euphorbia genus should be careful about handling the toxic sap, according to a new report. More than 2,000 species of euphorbia exist, including ...

After suffering severe burns and blisters that led to permanent damage, a woman has issued a stark warning about a plant that is often mistaken as harmless. Giant hogweed, a relative of the cow ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany, show for the first time that free-living, sap-sucking bugs can manipulate the metabolism of their host plants to create stable, ...

Gardeners are being warned to watch out for certain plants that could prove dangerous due to toxic sap capable of burning skin and damaging gardens. One of these recently left a child in hospital with ...

A mighty weed with a pretty flower but a toxic sap that can cause burns and even blindness has been spreading across the nation’s northeast. The giant hogweed, which has plagued New York for years, ...

Researchers have shown for the first time that free-living, sap-sucking bugs can manipulate the metabolism of their host plants to create stable, nutritious feeding sites. Researchers at the Max ...