“We may never know precisely how life began, but understanding how some of its ingredients take shape is within reach.

Researchers report how Paenibacillus avoids harm by its own antibiotic — information that is crucial for developing new drug ...

Using ocean current models and chemical analysis, a team explains how oily material managed to travel over 5,200 miles (8,500 ...

The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is proud to announce that Environmental Health Perspectives ...

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The Indiana Local Section received this award for hosting the first Juneteenth Celebration & Chemistry of Fireworks event. The activity supports the 2024 strategic goals of empowering members and ...

Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of the ACS Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Recognition Program. We are proud to recognize the talented graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in: ...

In brilliant collaboration, Carl and Gerty Cori studied how the body metabolizes glucose and advanced the understanding of how the body produces and stores energy. Their findings were particularly ...

A study reports that, around the world, wildfires and prescribed burns could emit substantially more gases, including ones that contribute to air pollution, than previously thought.

Flu season is fast approaching in the northern hemisphere. And a taste-based influenza test could someday have you swapping nasal swabs for chewing gum. A new molecular sensor has been designed to ...

Izaak Maurits Kolthoff (1894–1993) has been described as the father of modern analytical chemistry for his research and teaching that transformed the ways by which scientists separate, identify, and ...

Mountains of used plastic bottles get thrown away every day, but microbes could potentially tackle this problem. Now, researchers in ACS Central Science report that they’ve developed a plastic-eating ...