Every day, people and all other living organisms are potentially exposed to dozens or even hundreds of chemicals—from ...

As wildfires burn closer to urban areas, scientists are trying to better catalog the vast array of pollutants that ...

Ammonium nitrate's biggest use is as a source of nitrogen for fertiliser, but it is also used to create explosives for mining ...

New research reveals that nickel and urea once throttled Earth’s earliest oxygen producers, delaying the planet’s ...

In a greenhouse in Tokyo, researcher Ko Mochizuki noticed something unusual. Flies were swarming around the delicate flowers of an obscure plant species. The blooms, however, weren’t offering nectar ...

The state EPA considers Reworld a “large quantity” handler and generator of hazardous waste because it annually processes millions of pounds of used oil, batteries, aerosols, paint products and used ...

Researchers have discovered a groundbreaking, eco-friendly way to recycle Teflon, one of the world’s toughest plastics, into valuable chemical materials.

The frigid conditions on the surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, allow simple molecules in its atmosphere to break one of the most fundamental rules in chemistry, a new study shows. According to ...

Some substances that don't mix on Earth can combine in ultra freezing conditions like those on Saturn's largest moon, ...

Merit's head covering was made from real human hair and was buried with her in its own wooden cabinet.

Baking soda may be a cleaning favorite, but not every product works well with it. Some combinations can backfire, creating less effective or even risky results.

The rules of chemistry on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, may well be rewritten. As a result, the chemistry of life could also ...