Epidiolex earns FDA’s blessing, moving cannabidiol into the medical mainstream

Using GoPros and other inexpensive cameras, researchers are documenting their experimental procedures

Study finds macrophages talk to sensory nerves to elicit chronic pain caused by nerve damage

The company claims its technology will allow it to access previously undruggable targets

Some coauthors dissent from withdrawal of report, for which key findings have been independently confirmed

Rising CO₂ levels could stop fish finding food and detecting predators

The Louisiana project will complement an ethylene cracker the Japanese company is building in the state

Modified toxin targets and silences nerves that transmit pain, offering a potential nonaddictive alternative to opioids

By tweaking its counter ion, classic carbocation inserts into C-H bonds

Structures of voltage-gated channel with toxins suggest strategies for drug development

Survey shows little has changed in the decade since female professors were last asked about their careers

Diatom data in the Southern Ocean suggests human activity may have emitted more of the toxic metal than previously estimated

Now witness the firepower of the (almost) fully armed and operational European X-ray Free Electron Laser

Japanese firms are the major players in synthetic suede used in high-end vehicle seats

Chemical producers claim customs duties will harm U.S. competitiveness, threaten employment

Some coauthors dissent from withdrawal of report, for which key findings have been independently confirmed

Technology is a step on the path to on-demand manufacturing of biologics

Companies are hoping to use the vesicles to package small-molecule, protein, and RNA drugs or even use them as therapies themselves

Cutting-edge chemistry makes recreation in the wild more enjoyable—and more comfortable. 

Chemists at ShanghaiTech University are championing academic collaboration and eschewing traditional subject-matter divisions

Winning streak continues as high school students turn in a top performance for the second year in a row

Scientists estimate that thawing ground could be a major source of the greenhouse gas

A growing group of researchers believes photoprotective compounds from algae and other organisms could soothe consumers’ concerns

Source of perfluorocarbon pollution as yet unknown, state says

States sued over fears of untraceable plastic guns

Trump administration taps Kelvin Droegemeier to lead Office of Science & Technology Policy