All Hydrogen cyanide articles

Opinion

Letters: October 2020

2020-10-06T08:40:00Z

Readers sniff out some chemicals and share how they would respond in an emergency

Business

Chemist caught stealing and dumping cyanide

2018-02-27T09:00:00Z

Merck & Co senior analytical chemist arrested for stealing and then dumping highly toxic substance down a curbside drain

Research

Uranium at heart of rare hydrogen cyanide complex

2018-02-07T13:57:00Z

Turquoise powder is only second example of a hydrogen cyanide complex of a uranium compound

Research

Meteorites' mechanical energy might have created building blocks of life

2018-01-31T15:52:00Z

Did a cosmic impact kick-start amino acid formation?

Research

Tiny mite uses hydrogen cyanide to fight predators

2017-03-16T14:49:00Z

Soil-dwelling arachnid leaves bitter taste in mouth of attackers with poison precursor

Research

New process draws poison from nitrile production

2016-02-22T00:00:00Z

Nickel and aluminium catalysts obviate need for explosive and toxic hydrogen cyanide used to make important precursors for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and agrochemicals

News

Argentina mine accident spills cyanide into rivers

2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

More than a million litres of cyanide solution entered nearby rivers after a gold mine accident in Argentina