In 1775, 250 years ago, William Withering, a physician practising in Birmingham, learnt of a folk remedy for dropsy involving the use of digitalis from purple foxgloves. He started to use it in his ...

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Alnwick Garden in Northumberland, England, is home to the Poison Garden, which contains around 100 deadly and toxic plants.

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While many of her contemporaries are playing canasta, she’s releasing her 25th book. There’s no mystery to it, Tyler says: Start on Page 1, then keep writing. By Elisabeth Egan In Charlotte ...

The Daily Mail Books department chooses their favourite fiction of the century. When 50 American hostages were released on Reagan's inauguration the timing seemed too good to be true. Den of Spies ...

In his latest book, Cass R. Sunstein lays out what the U.S. owes to the rest of the world. Ada Calhoun’s debut novel about a middle-aged wife and mother offers a wry critique of the sexual ...

Dan Brunskill says much can be taken from Ngāi Tahu chairman Justin Tipa's Waitangi Day speech about not getting bogged down ...

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the occupation of Alcatraz, when a group of Native Americans landed on the San Francisco Bay island, launching a 19-month occupation based on an established ...

Jan Wilkins, Foxglove Garden Club president, asked and received permission from the Bath Town Council to complete the yellow brick walkway in the German Cemetery. At the February 4 council meeting, ...

One of the easiest ways to get kids hooked on reading is to get them into a great book series. All it takes is a captivating Book 1, and they're off and running. Fantasy, mystery, science fiction, ...