Researchers used computer modeling and nanofabrication techniques to make a small structure that levitates when illuminated ...

A new review of recent studies shows the great apes rely on medicinal plants to heal infections, but the plants’ chemistry ...

During cognitive decline, lithium is sequestered into amyloid plaques; treatment with the metal reverses symptoms ...

Companies that broker and facilitate scientific fraud are large, resilient, and growing rapidly, according to a new study.

We may be on the cusp of a new era of biochemical discovery, but turning these advancements into drugs isn’t so easy ...

As modern warfare weaponizes the very air we breathe, chemists should leverage their skills and knowledge to detect, neutralize, and reclaim toxic atmospheres in the world’s most devastated conflict z ...

Microplastic pollution has likely been traveling in the atmosphere for decades. Researchers want better tools to study its effects on climate, ecology, and human health.

Without these lipid shells, there would be no mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 Fragile mRNA molecules used in COVID-19 vaccines can’t get into cells on their own. They owe their success to lipid ...

A full-scale furor is erupting in Europe, pitting industry against government. The European Commission (EC) is proposing that all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) be banned because it ...

The fight against fungi With hard-to-treat systemic fungal infections on the rise, scientists search for new ways to bolster our antifungal arsenal ...

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Why the future of oil is in chemicals, not fuels With gasoline consumption expected to wane, crude-to-chemicals complexes could dominate the petrochemical industry by the 2020s ...