Basic Chemistry

A chemist breaks down how hair follicles respond to summer heat and humidity

A new type of chemistry performed at very cold temperatures on very small particles enables quick, precise reactions

The damaging effects of accidents like the Ohio train derailment would be minimized if industry would commit to developing safer chemical processes and products

Scientists capture complex structure in a molecule-deep pool of ice

Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless share the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering an easy way to “click” molecular building blocks together

A pandemic micrography project

The DarkNPS algorithm has predicted the formulas of millions of potential drugs

Chemical analyses showed an individual mammoth made an epic journey across Alaska

When water and boiling oil mix, the result can be volatile

An updated bubbling process allows for more efficient mineral separation

High-powered chemistry lets researchers trace a beer back to its ingredients

Two chemists devised a faster, cleaner and more precise way to construct drug molecules and other modern materials