In high enough doses, hydrogen cyanide can kill an adult human in minutes, but the chemical may be the reason why we’re here in the first place.

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (05/02/2024) — For the first time, chemists in the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering have created a highly reactive chemical compound that has ...

Stumbling upon a new source of underwater caffeine was just an added bonus of a new study examining the impact of chemical compounds that corals release into the seawater. Stumbling upon a new source ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology and the University of Kiel have provided experimental evidence ...

Scientists are taking a closer look at monk fruit and discovering it’s more than just a sugar substitute. New research shows ...

Researchers who manipulate lignin, a molecular fiber that allows plants to grow tall and transport water, unexpectedly discovered its synthesis has more far-reaching effects on plant development than ...

Most chemical compouds are still unknown to science. How many new ones can we make by combining elements from the periodic table? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Using robots and click chemistry, scientists built potential active ingredients for future antibiotics that contain metal.

Plumbed drinking water in developed countries is pretty clean, but invisible contaminants can still lurk. One mysterious “phantom chemical” has haunted drinking water for decades, and now researchers ...

University at Albany chemists have created a new high-energy compound that could revolutionize rocket fuel and make space flights more efficient. Upon ignition, the compound releases more energy ...