Empty bottles don’t lie.

Dr. Squatch, the #1 natural men's personal care brand in the U.S., is expanding its deodorant lineup with the launch of ...

Study detects flame retardants and carcinogenic plasticizers in baby mattresses, released into the air where they sleep.

Fluorine has changed the world of medicine. You might not see it, but newly approved drugs contain at least one fluorine atom ...

Scientists report the first confirmed detection of thiepine, a complex sulfur-bearing molecule, in an interstellar cloud near the Milky Way’s center.

Both sexes showed metabolic shifts, but in very different directions. Female rats drifted toward a cancer-like biological ...

Winter brings harsher conditions that challenge your daily commute and, more importantly, your skin barrier. Cold winds and ...

A compound is a substance that is formed when two or more different chemical elements bond together in a fixed ratio, like water (H₂O) from hydrogen and oxygen or salt (NaCl) from sodium and chlorine.

While we refer to substances by their common names in everyday life, all these substances have a chemical name and a chemical formula that scientists and researchers use. The system of chemical naming ...

At-home chemical peels used to give me pause. Perhaps it’s because the term conjured images of harsh treatments designed to remove literal layers of skin—and while in some cases that can be true when ...

Mekenzie Walk and Jen Heemstra contributed to this article. Heemstra lab receives funding from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). Chemical warfare is one of the most devastating forms of ...

Why did life choose ribose? A new study uncovers a chemical advantage that may have given this sugar a head start in the origins of life. Credit: Stock Scripps scientists show that ribose may have ...