Public HealthJune 13, 2023
Is the Nicotine in E-Cigarettes Harmful for Your Health?
Scientists aren’t sure whether nicotine, a main ingredient in many e-cigarettes, damages a person’s long-term health
Stories by Anthony King
Anthony King is a science writer in Dublin.
HealthJuly 27, 2016
Kamikaze Bacteria Attack Deep Tumors with Deadly Cargo
In mice, microbes released anticancer toxin that, with chemotherapy, shrank tumors
ChemistryMay 20, 2016
Audience Chemicals Change Movie Theater Air
Scenes from The Hunger Games 2 and Walking with Dinosaurs caused viewers to vent particular compounds
ChemistryApril 28, 2016
Earth Has Mystery Gas Delivered from Space
Xenon was hidden inside our planet by an early meteor bombardment—and a second assault placed another form in our atmosphere
ChemistryApril 16, 2015
Meteorite Chemicals May Have Started Life on Earth--and Space
Take one simple compound, add powdered meteorite and the solar wind, and you get building blocks of life
Public HealthDecember 16, 2014
Antibiotic Resistance Will Kill 300 Million People by 2050
New report says pharma companies make more money from other drugs, so shy away from new antibiotic development
ChemistryDecember 5, 2014
Cystic Fibrosis Charity Sells Drug Rights to Pharma for $3.3 Billion
The CF Foundation gains lots of cash, but some worry that industry ties could bias the charity's mission
ChemistryAugust 28, 2014
Dollar Costs of Scientific Misconduct Smaller Than Feared
Yet fraud is still increasing, study shows, and discovery usually ends scientific careers