Chemistry

The velvet worm’s extraordinary goo could inspire recyclable bioplastics

Electric vehicles leave behind mountains of dead lithium-ion batteries. A new “injection” brings them back to life

Pyrotechnic chemistry drives the Vatican’s recipes for the black and white smoke used to announce papal election outcomes

Author Dava Sobel discusses how she discovered the many forgotten female scientists who were mentored by Marie Curie in early 20th-century Paris

Dimethyl sulfide is in the news after NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected relatively high levels of it in the atmosphere of an exoplanet called K2-18 b

Hypochlorous acid has a lot of buzz in the beauty industry, but this nontoxic disinfectant has many possible uses.

Hypochlorous acid is safe enough to spray in your eyes yet more effective than bleach. Why isn’t it everywhere?

Researchers have found an environmentally safer way to extract the lithium 6 needed to create fuel for nuclear fusion reactors. The new approach doesn’t require toxic mercury, as conventional methods do

Mummies’ aromas may provide insight into historical social classes and periods, according to a team of trained mummy sniffers

Trump could drop a federal lawsuit against a petrochemical plant that emits chloroprene. Here’s a look at the cancer-causing chemical

Materials scientists have found a way to perfectly cook an egg white and egg yolk simultaneously

Opt for lighter, cheaper wine to dodge headaches this holiday season