This month we feature chemicals that have important applications in industry and the lab.—Ed. Carbon monoxide (CO) is the simplest carbon oxide, an important industrial and laboratory chemical, and a ...

Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas that takes hundreds of lives each year, and makes even more people sick — but there are steps you can take to help keep yourself and your family safe.

Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of the retired Yankees player Brett Gardner, died from carbon monoxide poisoning while on vacation in Costa Rica. Here’s why the gas is so dangerous.