Recently, there’s been a surge in misinformation online claiming that lye (sodium hydroxide) can be used to deworm goats and other livestock. These claims are not only unsupported by science — they’re ...

Scientists poured 16,500 gallons of pink lye into the Gulf of Maine. Early results showed that the water absorbed more carbon, and sampled life showed no harm.

The death of Linda Riss Pugach, who was blinded in one eye from a lye attack ordered by her lover and eventual husband Burt Pugach, has piqued the curiosity of Internet users who are wondering: What ...

Learn how to make lye from ashes using a lye-leaching barrel to filter rainwater through hardwood ashes to make lye for the soap-making process. If it hadn’t been for the help we got from the native ...