Order classifies opioid as potential chemical weapon amid administration’s attempts to combat drug smuggling Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday designating fentanyl as a “weapon of mass ...

Washington — President Trump on Monday signed an executive order designating illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, directing the Pentagon and Justice Department to take additional steps to ...

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. Illicit fentanyl is closer to a chemical weapon than a narcotic. Two milligrams, an almost undetectable trace amount equivalent to 10 to 15 grains of table salt, ...

Researchers wearing protective clothing and gloves use an electronic nose. Forensic analytical chemist Maiken Ueland (left) and PhD candidate Bridget Thurn use an electronic nose to detect volatiles ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2025 — Weight-loss interventions, including gastric bypass surgery and drugs that prevent dietary fat absorption, can be invasive or have negative side effects. Now, researchers ...

Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States U.S. Department of Energy, Ames National Laboratory, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States Department of Chemistry, Iowa State ...

In materials science, the molecular weight of polymers is a key property that influences various physical characteristics. Previous studies have demonstrated that benchtop NMR can be used to determine ...

Tufts University scientists are aiming to revolutionize the future of weight loss drugs by engineering a new compound that targets four gut hormones instead of the usual one to three. These next-gen ...

A massive chemical leak spewed toxic orange plumes of dangerous acid into the sky, forcing a no-fly zone and mass evacuations near an explosive plant in Ohio, according to reports. About 3,000 gallons ...

A nitric acid leak at the Austin Powder Plant in Vinton County, Ohio, led to emergency evacuations Wednesday morning. Hundreds of residents in the Village of Zaleski and nearby areas were ordered to ...

Their mission nearly accomplished, government contractors have begun layoffs at a Central Kentucky plant where 523 tons of chemical weapons were destroyed. The Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction ...