Scientists have discovered chemical traces of plant-based poison on 60,000-year-old Stone Age arrowheads from southern Africa, marking the earliest known use of arrow poison. (Artist’s concept).

Researchers have uncovered chemical evidence that humans in what is now South Africa were using poisoned arrows for hunting as far back as 60,000 years ago (Sci. Adv. 2026, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adz3281 ...

Archaeologists examining projectile points made roughly 60,000 years ago have discovered the presence of a poison made from the South African plant Boophone disticha, locally known as “gifbol,” ...

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 ...

You know that clever arrow near the fuel gauge that tells you which side of the car the gas cap is on? For too long, we didn’t know who came up with it. One of the earliest iterations appeared in a ...

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 ...

Arrow Electronics Inc. said its affiliates will be dropped from a US Commerce Department sanctions list, sparing the Colorado-based chip distributor’s subsidiaries from a possible ban on purchases of ...

Oct 18 (Reuters) - U.S.-based electronic components distributor Arrow Electronics (ARW.N), opens new tab said on Saturday the U.S. government was reversing trade restrictions placed on Arrow's ...