The toxin, epibatidine, can be found in frogs in the wild in South America or manufactured in a lab.

First it was a nerve agent allegedly applied in his underwear. Then it was a poison found naturally on the skin of South American rainforest frogs. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny barely ...

The modern poison has become less a medieval cliché than a geopolitical signature flourish.

What is dart frog toxin, the poison linked to Alexei Navalny’s death? - The toxin is reportedly 100 times more powerful than morphine ...

MOSCOW, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Russia is demanding that European countries who accused Moscow of poisoning Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a dart frog toxin provide concrete data to support their ...

Poison dart frogs are deadly in nature, beautiful and famous for their patterns and colours which makes them noticeable in the forest. They have big eyes but small in size — they are between 2.5 cm to ...

Alexei Navalny died in February 2024 after he was transferred to a high-security penal colony above the Arctic Circle in Russia.