Ammonium nitrate prills provide a much more concentrated supply of oxygen than the air around us. This is why it is effective in mining explosives, where it’s mixed with oil and other fuels.

About 60,000 pounds of an explosive chemical disappeared from a rail car last month as it was being shipped through the western US, according to reports.

Researchers say ammonium chloride is the new sixth basic taste. The sixth taste would add to the five basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami. Experts say the ability of a species to ...

Ammonium nitrate as fertilizer is a bringer of life. But it has certain properties that also can make it a bringer of death, as appears to have happened in the Beirut explosion, which has marked ...

But widespread use of disinfectants and heavy-duty cleaners has also ushered in new research on “quats” — which stands for quaternary ammonium compounds (sometimes called QACs). Quats are a ...

Ammonium nitrate fertilizer, a key component of explosives being used against troops, is being smuggled in from Pakistan.

The original buyers of the ammonium nitrate that was left at Beirut’s port have told CNN that it had been bought for use in mining.

When ammonium nitrate explodes, it can release toxic gases including nitrogen oxides and ammonia gas. The orange plume is caused by the nitrogen dioxide, which is often associated with air pollution.

Ammonium chloride: A surprising sixth basic taste may join salty, sweet, sour, bitter and umami "If you live in a Scandinavian country, you will be familiar with and may like this taste" ...

In ordinary circumstances, ammonium nitrate is fertilizer. But when placed under stress of heat and pressure, it acts like a bomb.

The ammonium nitrate is like the engine behind the explosion, but it also requires a detonator and fuel. The first thing that happens during a fertiliser bomb blast is the explosion of the detonator.

* Ammonium nitrate is an industrial chemical commonly used in fertilisers and as an explosive for quarrying and mining. It is an oxidiser considered relatively safe if uncontaminated and stored ...