As consumers worry about light and air pollution, personal care formulators look for ways to safeguard skin from blue light and other environmental assaults

As demand for the rare element grows, researchers trace the history of long-range tellurium deposition 

An inhibitor of starch-digesting enzymes stunts the growth of certain gut bacteria

Apple backs new process that promises oxygen as by-product instead

Rogue trichlorofluoromethane likely originates from production facilities in East Asia

An inhibitor of starch-digesting enzymes stunts the growth of certain gut bacteria

Start-up wants to foster a quantum leap in molecular problem-solving

Stretchable strain and pressure sensor might one day guide rehabilitation

In cells, inhibitor created by fragment-based drug design prevents rhinovirus from reproducing

Strong demand and Chinese environment controls lead to robust earnings

With $40 million series A funding, the start-up will develop inhibitors of proteins that make chemical modifications to RNA

Electrochemical system runs 15 times as long as best previous design

Big investments are planned in Abu Dhabi, Qatar, and Algeria to diversify away from oil and gas

As demand for the rare element grows, researchers trace the history of long-range tellurium deposition

Traces of lead pinpoint economic activity, but doubts about contamination have been raised

Funds from the Gates Foundation and U.K. government will help address antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries

Agency plans legal limit on four PFASs in drinking water, creating liability for PFOS and PFOA contamination

Engineering two organic molecules for better compatibility boosts the conversion efficiency of polymer solar cells to 14.2%

Las marcas como Juul liberan una forma de nicotina menos agresiva al inhalarse que la nicotina en forma básica.

Funds from the Gates Foundation and U.K. government will help address antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries

The chemist and former college president leads the Association of American Universities in challenging times

Traces of lead pinpoint economic activity, but doubts about contamination have been raised

Chemists use the reaction to develop a greener route to epilepsy drug

The science enables and enhances the all-encompassing live music experience. 

A spot shortage of the analytical sample holder affects some scientists

Adding enzyme to engineered yeast boosts production of thebaine, a key morphine intermediate

Trace water that gets into organic solvents can participate actively when molecules start to self-assemble

The first goal is to thwart the outbreak, but researchers also hope for new insights into combating the virus

The abundance of carbon-13 relative to carbon-12 reveals whether the key component of white truffle aroma originates from a natural or synthetic source

Library of 2,500 samples offers clues about hues, both old and new