Chemistry

Regulating chemicals one-by-one has allowed the tobacco industry to skirt menthol bans by creating new additives with similar effects but unclear safety profiles

Recycled materials contribute to a pollutant-neutralizing paint

New research into weed reveals how a lemon-scented terpene can ease anxiety without reducing the high.

Scientists think they’ve cracked the long-standing mystery of attraction among particles with a similar charge

This beer-making by-product could offer a sustainable way to isolate metals for recycling electronic waste

Extreme atoms are pushing the bounds of physics and chemistry

A decade after Congress told the FDA to expedite the approval of more effective sunscreens, the federal government still has not approved sunscreen ingredients that are safely being used around the world

Tricks to produce strange “ordered” ice could reveal new ice forms

A massive new dataset highlights more than 4,200 plastic chemicals linked to health and environmental risks. But scientists say there are still large gaps in the scientific understanding of plastic ingredients

Science is becoming more diverse, but to make it more welcoming we need to examine our history and not repeat it

A new surface uses tiny gaps to supercharge bubble formation to transfer heat

With chemical spills and other accidents a common occurrence, it’s becoming more expensive to maintain the status quo than to make chemistry safer