A multi-analytical study shows that guano-derived taranakite transforms into the rare cave mineral francoanellite at low activation energy, driven by the gentle heat of decomposing organic matter.

A new DNA computer performed 700 computations across several experiments—without silicon or continuous energy input.

Science has solved extraordinary problems, yet some long-standing questions remain unsettled even with modern tools and technology.

A Kerala teacher creates Rasappetti, a portable chemistry lab in a wooden box, to bring practical experiments to Class 6–10 ...

Mirror-image molecules can look identical on paper yet behave very differently in living systems. Work by Henry Kagan and ...

Gold has a reputation for being chemically untouchable. But according to Western University chemist Yolanda Hedberg, that reputation is a little misleading - gold is not unreactive so much as selectiv ...

A cell sitting in fluid looks like one of the most passive things in biology. Nutrients drift toward it on the aimless ...

Gold has a reputation for being chemically untouchable. But according to Western University chemist Yolanda Hedberg, that reputation is a little misleading—gold is not unreactive so much as selective ...

In this quick science demo, I show how a simple 9 volt battery and a pad of steel wool can create sparks and fire when the circuit is completed. I start with safety glasses on and hair pulled back, ...

We have summarized the news announced on October 7, 2026, so that it can be read without specialized knowledge.A 30-second ...

Henri Kagan and Kensō Soai designed chemical reactions producing only one of the two mirror-image forms of a molecule—an important finding for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and other biological ...

Many molecules behave in much the same way. This seemingly simple feature lies at the heart of the 2026 Nobel Prize in ...