North Vancouver City Fire Department crews mopped up a major spill of hydrochloric acid, Friday. Just before noon, the hazmat ...

Dean Hearne once threatened to "cut up" a woman, burn down her house and kill her dog ...

Reverse-engineering the billion-year-old enzyme nitrogenase clued researchers into how life originally formed on Earth — and ...

A plant compound in a popular skin-care ingredient shows antibacterial potential, revealing a new way to target ...

EU researchers are turning carbon emissions from urban waste into everyday household products—from cleaning liquids to ...

Researchers have identified a versatile enzyme capable of reshaping peptide-based drugs into more stable, longer-lasting forms.

While attention is focused on the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and its impact on oil markets, another, less visible crisis is unfolding behind the scenes: sulfuric acid, a chemical compound ...

Some U.S. water systems are cutting back on fluoride because of a key chemical is in short supply. Israel is one of its main ...

Stearic acid is a fatty acid derived from nature. It acts as the phase-change material. When the sun hits the black ...

Scientific Reports study analyzes wild civet poop coffee in India, finding higher fat and aroma-related esters, amid ethics ...

It was an "almost accidental" discovery, the photocatalyst they invented turned out to be robust enough to withstand the ...

In today’s edition: the latest on the blockade (and double-blockade) of the strait, the impact on the plastics industry, and China’s early bid for self-preservation that is sure to damage global ...