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

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 ...

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 ...

The journal cites experimental error as the reason for the decision, which comes nearly 15 years after the paper’s publication ...

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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.

The lab of the future is now Recent demonstrations of AI-directed automation may herald a new world for drug and materials discovery ...

Most of the world’s polysilicon is made in China, and the US solar industry is encouraging suppliers to increase production elsewhere. Solar companies argue that a less-concentrated supply chain ...

F or a chemistry undergraduate focused on synthesis, pivoting to a PhD in physics is a bold move. But that’s exactly what Sascha Feldmann did—unlocking a research career that fuses materials ...

The deep-sea mining dilemma The seafloor is rich in minerals vital for a clean energy future, but extracting them could have long-lasting environmental impacts ...