Sep 2019
A majority of patients with the condition had microbes churning out ethanol, researchers find
Alcohol-producing bacteria could cause liver disease in some people
May 2023
Lightning rips nitrogen in the air apart, allowing it to react with oxygen and other elements.
Ancient giant eruptions may have seeded nitrogen needed for life
Apr 2020
Results could pave the way for a rare natural blue pigment to color food, clothes and more
Beets bleed red but a chemistry tweak can create a blue hue
Aug 2023
A new technique could one day help turn plastic waste into valuable raw materials
Chemists turned plastic waste into tiny bars of soap
Aug 2022
PFAS don’t typically degrade but lye and dimethyl sulfoxide help break some of their atomic bonds
Common, cheap ingredients can break down some ‘forever chemicals’
Nov 2021
It’s unclear what effect the sequestering might have on reef health
Corals may store a surprising amount of microplastics in their skeletons
Oct 2023
The nanoparticles can light up TVs as well as the vascular networks of tumors
The development of quantum dots wins the 2023 Nobel prize in chemistry
Oct 2019
Three scientists win for helping create the lightweight, rechargeable devices
The development of the lithium-ion battery has won the chemistry Nobel Prize
Jan 2021
The findings could help researchers understand the inner workings of carbon-rich planets
Diamond holds up at pressures more than five times those in Earth’s core
Feb 2021
A reduction in illegal pollution from China is driving the decline, new data suggest
A drop in CFC emissions puts the hole in the ozone layer back on track to closing