Chemistry’s most spectacular contribution to World War I, apparently not yet used in World War II—chlorine, phosgene, diphosgene, chlorpicrin, diphenylchlorarsine, mustard—were all ...

After 151 years, Popular Science will no longer offer a magazine Popular Science magazine shifted to an all-digital format a couple of years ago, and now even that’s gone.

In yet another sign of its decline, Popular Science has stopped publishing its online magazine, three years after it shut its storied print edition, which began in 1872.

Protein that could prevent chemical warfare attack created Date: September 1, 2022 Source: Rutgers University Summary: A novel protein design could lead to a new generation of defensive biosensors ...

One hundred years ago today (April 6), the United States declared war on Germany and entered into World War I (WWI), the global conflict that initiated the first widespread use of chemical weapons ...

In Israel, people are scrambling to get gas masks in case of attack by Syria. An engineer explains the science behind how gas masks protect.

For over 50 years, US news about chemical warfare during the American Vietnam War has been dominated by the story of Agent Orange and its devastating impacts. During the Vietnam War period ...

In today's world, in which the threat of terrorism looms, there is an urgent need for fast, reliable tools to detect the release of deadly chemical warfare agents (CWAs). Scientists are reporting ...

The shell, fired by Islamic State fighters to the east, was packed with sulfur mustard, a chemical-warfare agent that has been internationally banned for over two decades.

Researchers at the School of Science at IUPUI have found that blow flies can be used as chemical sensors, with a particular focus on the detection of chemical warfare agents.