While scientists still aren’t sure how phosphine wreaks so much havoc on the body, some are developing medications that can ...

A worker was killed, while another is in critical condition after being exposed to and inhaling toxic gas from hazardous ...

In the end, one child died. More recently, in 2024, a family in the Dominican Republic was poisoned with phosphine gas after fumigation of an apartment in their building. The goal had been to ...

They had been exposed to phosphine - a chemical used in fumigation to kill pests in and on grain - for four days. In the end, one child died. More recently, in 2024, a family in the Dominican Republic ...

Grain transported in cargo ships usually undergoes fumigation to kill pests − a process that often uses toxic phosphine gas. bfk92/E+ via Getty Images ...