This was not the kind of thing to yank out on a sunny afternoon.

Plants might seem like pacifists, but they can launch devastating chemical attacks against their foes. One such warmonger is giant hogweed, an invasive plant whose sap triggers blistering burns when ...

The giant hogweed is hard to miss. The monstrous plant towers up to 15 feet tall, with a crown of white flowers the size of an umbrella. They burst into bloom between the last week of June and the ...

A giant invasive plant with dangerous effects is sparking fresh safety warnings.

STAUNTON, Va. -- Environmental officials in Virginia and other states are warning the public to be vigilant about an invasive plant that can cause burning and blindness to those who come into direct ...

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For the first time ever, scientists have studied the genome of Sosnowsky's hogweed, a poisonous invasive plant whose juice causes skin burns. They found that its genome has nearly twice as many genes ...

Compared to the travails of Upstate New York winters, the perils of the region’s summers are infinitely more tolerable: humidity, mosquitoes, hamburgers that turn into hockey pucks on the grill. But ...