PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are not called "forever chemicals" for nothing. These ...

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Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

A cornerstone rule of organic chemistry that has guided students and researchers for a century has just been shown to be ...

Organic foods are produced without pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, or genetically modified ingredients. Some studies suggest that organic diets may lower the risk of obesity, diabetes, and some ...

The Pixar Era kicked off 30 years ago with the first installment of the popular franchise. It’s given us countless hits, but something has also been lost. By Maya Phillips There are so many ways of ...

The molecules are building blocks of the chemical precursors of things such as RNA. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Frozen ...

The polymers around us are basically a disordered mess, with long chains of atoms tangled around each other. But starting around 1990, chemists began developing techniques that allow us to build ...

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Richard Robson, Susumu Kitagawa, and Omar M. Yaghi for their groundbreaking work in the design and synthesis of metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs.

Members of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry hold a model of a metal-organic framework during the 2025 prize announcement in Stockholm on October 8. Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP via Getty Images Three ...

Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Let’s kick off the week with a quick roundup of some science news you may have missed. First, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Complex organic molecules that form part of the chain of chemical reactions that can result in ...