All Halloween articles
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OpinionDoes lysergic acid link the Salem witch trials and a Catholic saint?
A fungal factor may have been the common cause of witch hunts and St Anthony’s fire
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OpinionHunting vampires with the help of DNA profiling
What was draining the life out of 18th and 19th century New Englanders?
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OpinionThe dead of aconite
Whether human, witch or werewolf, beware a flower known as the queen of poisons
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PodcastGlycyrrhizic acid
A sweet treat with a deadly trick for Halloween – glycyrrhizic acid is found in black liquorice and sweeter than sucrose, but can cause heart problems and even prove fatal if consumed in excess
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OpinionIdentifying mineralised tissue in the fight against wildlife crime
Is it horn, antler, teeth, ivory… or artificial?
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