“It was stated that chemical warfare is ‘a cruel, unfair, and improper use of science.’ The answer to this statement is: ‘So is all warfare.’” ...

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.

The new fabric material contains nanoscale fibers. These fibers have a special property: they can degrade most chemical warfare agents. The fibers are capable of breaking down toxic chemicals into ...

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.

Kelsey D. Atherton is a military technology journalist who has contributed to Popular Science since 2013. He covers uncrewed robotics and other drones, communications systems, the nuclear ...

Theodore W. Gray, a best-selling author and eclectic science writer, is the 2011 recipient of the American Chemical Society's prestigious James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry ...

Comment and Technology We must wake up to the threats of new chemical weapons. Chemical warfare is centuries old, but rapid advances in science could create deadly new weapons.

Competition may have a high cost for at least one species of tropical seaweed. Researchers examining the chemical warfare taking place on Fijian coral reefs have found that one species of seaweed ...

A mini version of lab equipment that identifies chemicals in suspect substances could someday help perform on-the-ground testing for chemical warfare agents. Collecting samples of sarin, VX or ...

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 ...

It’s easy to whip out the fly spray, but our fondness for pesticides can bring knock-on effects such as increased resistance, and harming beneficial insects in and around our homes.