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World's deadliest mushroom conquered California with a clone army, study reveals
The death cap mushroom accounts for more than 90% of worldwide mushroom-related deaths. Its ubiquitous spread could be down to a weird genetic cloning trick.
Horse tranquilizer crops up in overdose deaths around US
Half of U.S. states reported detecting the tranquilizer in fatal drug overdose cases in 2019.
California family found dead on trail had 'no obvious cause of death.' Could toxic algae be responsible?
Investigators are considering the possibility that the couple, their one-year-old daughter and their dog were exposed to toxic algae.
What was the deadliest day in US history?
It's impossible to know for sure the deadliest day in U.S. history because you can end up comparing apples with oranges.
Horse tranquilizer emerges as new and deadly street drug in US
Called xylazine, the drug is a sedative used in veterinary medicine, and is not approved for use in humans.
'Flatliners' still have heartbeats left. But death comes within 5 minutes.
People's heartbeats may stop and restart as they die, with implications for the practice of organ donation.
Death mask of King Henry VII is brought to astonishing life in a digital restoration
A highly detailed digital replica of the face of England's King Henry VII offers a glimpse of how the monarch may have looked in life.
'Stench of death' compound helps your body feast on its own rotting cells
The chemical compound that reeks of death helps clear our bodies of damaged, diseased cells.
