Chemistry

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President expected to sign law that strengthens some toxic chemical regulations

The latest additions to the periodic table honor the past

A chemist finds a way to cut supersalty discharge and CO2 as the Middle East relies ever more on seawater desalination

Geologists find that ancient underwater structures off Greece were likely created by methane jets and bacteria

A new device that combines chemistry and synthetic biology could prove key to renewable fuels and even chemicals—and combating climate change

The criminal justice system’s reliance on DNA evidence, often treated as infallible, carries significant risks

Researchers say carbon storage sites should be tested for microbial life, which could potentially convert CO2 to methane—a more potent greenhouse gas. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Globules move around, ingest others, leave waste—and could hold clues to origins of cells

Remnants of a beer-making operation some 5,000 years old have been found in northern China.

Scenes from The Hunger Games 2 and Walking with Dinosaurs caused viewers to vent particular compounds