For many industries, nitrogen (N₂) plays an unnoticed but vital role in inerting reactors, storing food safely, and protecting the sterility of pharmaceuticals. But what makes it dangerous is that ...

When Louisiana carries out the execution of Jessie Hoffman on March 18, he will be strapped to a gurney, fitted with a gas mask and forced to breathe in nitrogen gas until his heart stops. It will be ...

Jessie Hoffman, 46, is condemned to die Tuesday for the kidnapping, rape and murder of 28-year-old accounting executive Molly Elliott in 1996. While some states have passed or are considering ...

When it comes to administering the death penalty, perhaps the most intractable difficulty is that it’s just really, really difficult to kill someone in a way that isn’t cruel or unusual or messy or ...