Uniquely, they can spit acid that is 16 times stronger than vinegar. This might seem to suggest an offensive tactic, but they primarily employ it for self-defense - added Dr. Diego Barrales-Alcalá.

Experts have taken action to make safe barrels of an explosive acid, owned by a defunct pharmaceutical firm, that were found at a warehouse. About 300kg of picric acid was found at the unit near ...

“I can’t imagine anything that could make these products any more dangerous than they already are ... was found to also contain 510 parts-per-trillion (ppt) perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and 680 ppt ...

The government has also proposed classifying such substances as dangerous weapons ... unfortunate to see quite a bit in our services but acid attacks are really extraordinary and strike at ...