Preliminary research has found that the fabric in some fast-fashion items contains an unwanted, toxic ingredient: lead.

A group of researchers are formulating a clear nail polish that could turn long fingernails into touchscreen-compatible styluses.

Researchers in Hawaii are pioneering a method to recycle the islands’ derelict fishing nets and residential plastic trash into asphalt roads.

In ACS Central Science, researchers report the discovery of a snail-derived compound that blocks clot formation while still ...

Researchers report in ACS ES&T Water that some wet wipes break down into plastic fibers, or microplastics, that could harm ...

During World War II, the governments of the United States and the United Kingdom approached the largest U.S. chemical and pharmaceutical companies to enlist them in the race to mass produce penicillin ...

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Join Jennifer Lynch of the Center for Marine Debris Research at Hawai‘i Pacific University as she examines the chemistry behind experimental asphalt pavements incorporating recycled plastics from ...

The story is so improbable it defies belief: a soil sample from Japan stops suffering in Africa. It starts when a scientist discovers a lowly bacterium near a golf course outside Tokyo. A team of ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are known as forever chemicals because of their extreme persistence. These compounds have useful properties including durability and waterproofing, so ...