Toxicology

food-and-culture

Anthony Bourdain died by suicide on June 8, 2018, while filming Parts Unknown in Kaysersberg, France. The official autopsy reported an overdose of the antidepressant bupropion (...

Plants and Botany

The phrase suicide fruit white lotus refers to anecdotal warnings about toxic fruits sometimes linked to the ornamental White Lotus (Nymphaea) and broader water-lily family, oft...

Safety & Toxicology

Some of nature’s most alluring traits—vivid colors, delicate petals, intoxicating scent—signal danger rather than delight. The concept of deadly allure beauty that kills r...

Chemical Safety and Toxicology

Cyanide and Tylenol (acetaminophen) are often mentioned together due to dramatic narratives, but their scientific, medical, and toxicological contexts are very different. Cyanid...