The UK defense ministry said Russia's previous use of phosphorus munitions in the Donetsk oblast means they could soon be used in Mariupol.

Fertilizers typically contain phosphorous, as it's essential to growing plants. Unfortunately, though, it can become "locked" in the soil, and thus not available to crops. That said, it turns out that ...

Morocco alone sits on a staggering treasure - around 70 percent of the world's known phosphate rock reserves, totaling over 50 billion metric tons.1 billion tons of reserves. Without phosphorus, ...

In an editorial called Be persuasive. Be brave. Be arrested (if necessary) (if necessary) which recently appeared in the science journal Nature, Jeremy Grantham argues that the world's supply of ...

Phosphorous was selected by Mother Nature to be the element responsible for holding together all genetic material. As its phosphate form, it is the basis for life. But a small modification of ...

The U.S. is looking at how to respond if Russia uses chemical, nuclear or biological weapons in Ukraine as Moscow stands accused of using phosphorous bombs. The high-stakes meeting comes after Russia ...

The US government is “certainly concerned” about the possibility that the Israeli military misused US-made white phosphorous munitions during an attack in southern Lebanon two months ago, National ...

WHITE phosphorous is currently in the news after claims Turkey had been using banned white phosphorous bombs in their military campaign against the Kurds. It has been claimed the horrific weapons have ...