In 1938, two German scientists were attempting to create stronger pesticides when they inadvertently discovered the formula for a toxic agent 500 times more lethal than cyanide. The substance came to be known as sarin, taking a few letters from each of the discoverers’ names. It was no big surprise that sarin shortly ended up [...]

Last time we discussed the use of biological warfare throughout history. Creative delivery systems like poisonous snake catapults and tossing dead animals into water wells were all the rage. These days, the process of exposing large numbers of people to deadly agents has been refined a bit.
While there are more than 1200 biological agents capable [...]

What exactly is biological warfare? A common definition of a biological weapon is any organism found in nature that can be used to injure or kill. And we’re not limited to toxins, bacteria, viruses, or fungi.
Many people mistakenly believe biological warfare is a scourge of modern man that was invented by evil scientists tinkering late [...]