Chemistry
Why Did Chemicals at a Harvey-Ravaged Facility Explode?
Peroxides at a Texas plant, owned by the company Arkema, are “one small step away from ignition”
Stories by Emma Stoye
Chemistry
London’s Deadly Grenfell Tower Fire: Building Material Now Leading Suspect
Tower’s “skin” was filled with flammable core though fire-retardant versions were available; many more structures at risk
Medicine
Homeopathic Medicine Labels Now Must State Products Do Not Work
U.S. trade agency requires products say there is no scientific evidence for effectiveness
Chemistry
Chemistry Pioneer Ahmed Zewail Dies
The scientist won a Nobel Prize for using ultrafast lasers to reveal chemical reactions
Chemistry
Fire! Neandertal Chemistry
Archaic humans used manganese dioxide to start fires, not—as thought—just for body paint
Chemistry
Lightest Gold Nugget Ever--20 Carats--Sits On A Feather
Made with nanoscale holes, the gold could be used as an electric switch
Chemistry
Eye Drops Show Promise in Treating Cataracts without Surgery
A compound called a sterol improves lens transparency in early tests
Chemistry
Gene-Modified Tomatoes Churn Out Healthy Nutrients
Plants, engineered to make extra substances that protect human cells, show GMO crops may improve health
Evolution
Life May Have Started 300 Million Years Earlier Than Thought
Potentially ancient carbon sparks debate about when the first microorganisms appeared on Earth
Chemistry
Graphene: Looking beyond the Hype
Despite breathless headlines, it is not clear when completely new things from the wonder material will appear
Chemistry
Chemists Crowdsource New Compounds to Speed the Fight against Antibiotic Resistance
A co-op hopes thousands of scientists can succeed where Big Pharma has failed
Chemistry
Safer Antifreeze Made from Food Additive and Nanoparticles
Toxic chemical can be replaced by a fluid of propylene glycol and small metal particles
Chemistry
How Scientists Made Nano-Microscopes That Won the Chemistry Nobel Prize
Using light-emitting proteins in two different ways let researchers peer within living cells
Chemistry
Test Catches Fraudulent Coffee Ingredients
Fillers like corn and twigs are turning up in ground coffee, but a new assay can detect the molecules
