Chemistry

The M.I.T. professor and expert on innovation on why science is worth celebrating

Tungsten is a coveted metal for military uses. Restoring domestic supply could help with ongoing munitions shortages

Dermatologists and skincare aficionados are excited for the U.S. to finally get a new, more protective sunscreen filter after more than 20 years of regulatory roadblocks. Here’s how bemotrizinol works

A near-miss incident and a deadly chemical accident in a single week have affected thousands and drawn scrutiny to federal rules around risk management at chemical plants

Biochemist Kamala Baghvat, later known as Kamala Sohonie, forced open the doors of India’s male-only laboratories and used her knowledge to help feed a nation

Gold doesn’t tarnish like similar metals do. A new paper says that the key is the intricate “herringbone” pattern of its atoms.

The Trinity bomb test left behind a unique form of matter, and now scientists have discovered a new chemical structure inside it

In an open letter, thousands of researchers criticized the White House’s firing of the National Science Foundation’s board as “an alarming attack” on U.S. science

At Givaudan and IFF, chemists build—and safeguard—new aroma molecules tightly linked to emotion and memory

Scientists thought glassy substances had to be either moldable or impact-resistant—but compleximers are both

With performance three times better than copper’s, this new material could substantially improve heat management of electronics, data centers and energy systems

Science writer Hanne Strager explores how the trailblazing Danish seismologist Inge Lehmann overcame self-doubt to discover that Earth has a solid inner core, overturning the long-held belief that it was liquid