Sixty thousand years ago, humans in southern Africa were already mastering nature’s chemistry. Scientists have discovered chemical traces of poison from the deadly gifbol plant on ancient quartz ...

A new study has identified toxins on arrowheads found in South Africa, revealing the chemical savvy of early humans. Quartz arrowheads found in the Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter, South Africa. Photo: ...

Professor with Research Focus in Stone Age Archaeology, Palaeo-Research Institute, University of Johannesburg The oldest evidence for the use of arrow poison globally was long thought to come from ...

Researchers from South Africa and Sweden have found the oldest traces of arrow poison in the world to date. On 60,000-year-old quartz arrowheads from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal, South ...

Researchers have identified traces of plant poison from the South African plant gifbol on Stone Age arrowheads – the oldest known arrow poison in the world to date. The discovery, published in the ...

Scientists have detected traces of plant toxins on Stone Age arrowheads that were used by hunter-gatherers in South Africa about 60,000 years ago. The find marks the oldest known poison arrows and ...

Apple's iPhone 17, iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ Max have been available to buy since September, and a fair few will have been gifted over the holidays. If you're the proud owner of ...

A man is facing murder, weapons, and arson charges after authorities say he killed another man with an arrow, then barricaded himself in his home, where several fires were set. Police were notified ...

If your arrow keys stop responding, you usually face a simple setting issue or a driver conflict. This guide shows quick fixes that restore navigation control in minutes. Dirt, crumbs, and dust can ...

I shot 80 arrows over a Garmin C1 chronograph, from point blank out to 50 yards, to find out how various factors, including arrow weight, draw weight, draw length, fletching, and tuning, affect arrow ...

Columnar, a startup founded by core Apache Arrow developers, launched today with $4 million to accelerate data connectivity using Arrow-based drivers. Bessemer Venture Partners led the company’s seed ...