Chemistry

The bombardier beetle can spray its hot brew of toxic chemicals even after bring swallowed, to force a predator into vomiting it back out.

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Simple processes can make wood tough, impact-resistant—or even transparent  

Methane that leaks from fracking wells can be captured and converted into a product used in plastics manufacturing

During feel-good holiday periods like Christmas and Eid-al-Fitr, romance strikes—leading to a boom in births nine months later. Karen Hopkin reports.

Chemists are working on ways for wildfire-affected winemakers to avoid creating smoky wines. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Drugs modified by chemistry Nobel laureate Ben Feringa can be turned on and off by light, which could help keep bacteria from developing antibiotic resistance.

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One promising candidate is eco-friendly and poses no known risks to human health

Researchers hope their new approach, which works well in lab animals, may save more lives

Ecologists needed a way to more easily keep track of populations of amphibians, and green glow sticks lit the way.

A shock collision experiment maps their transition from graphite in real time