When a bone grows, our bodies’ proteins help provide the structure. When a muscle tears, proteins help rebuild it. When we fight an infection, transport oxygen in our blood or send messages to a cell, ...

Scientists have developed a photochemical process to simplify the synthesis of drug and chemical precursors known as diamines. Inexpensive iron salts are a key to simplifying the manufacture of ...

This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry is a little unusual in that it recognizes three things: a conceptual approach to building complicated molecules, a chemical reaction that exemplifies that concept, ...

Quantum computers need special materials called topological superconductors—but they’ve been notoriously difficult to create. Researchers have now shown they can trigger this exotic state by subtly ...

While walking through Bear Mountain State Park in New York, chemist Yuwei Gu noticed plastic bottles spread across the trail and floating in the nearby lake. The sight of so much waste in a natural ...