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 ...

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

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

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 ...

“Lead to gold is one of those things that the experiment was not designed for,” Takaki tells Newscripts. The LHC was designed to smash lead ions into each other, but the ALICE researchers found that ...

Nature will begin publishing all peer review comments. Other journals should follow suit ...

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

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.

Plastic has a problem; is chemical recycling the solution? Under public pressure, plastics makers are increasingly looking to partner with companies to develop chemical recycling processes ...

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 ...