Chemistry

The first nerve agents were invented by accident in the 1930s when German researchers were trying to make cheaper and better alternatives to nicotine as insecticides

The cinnabar moth caterpillar's coloration pattern warns predators close up, but camouflages the critter from a distance.

A survey of more than 1,500 studies concludes neonicotinoids harm bees

A squeaky clean science activity from Science Buddies

A race is on to create the world's heaviest elements—and to explore the periodic table's “island of stability,” where these elements exist for more than a moment

February 28 marks the 75th anniversary of one of the most dramatic and important military missions of World War II

Bobsled, luge and skeleton tracks lined with plastic rather than ice could make those sports more accessible worldwide

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

A groovy science activity from Science Buddies

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.