All Stories by Beth Mole
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ChemistryZippy videos teach chemistry behind everyday life
The American Chemical Society breaks down complex reactions of everyday life in zippy online video clips.
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ChemistryElusive acid finally created
Cyanoform, a chemical sought for more than a century and written into textbooks, is one of the strongest organic acids.
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EnvironmentHome fires, farm fumes are leading causes of air-pollution deaths
Deadly air pollution comes from surprising sources, but toxicity of different types is still up in the air.
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Health & MedicinePlant spills crucial details for making cancer drug
By injuring the Himalayan mayapple, researchers worked out how the plant makes an important ingredient in a common cancer drug.
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EnvironmentMolting seals shed mercury along with fur
Seals spew amassed mercury when they shed, creating hotbeds of pollution in otherwise pristine coastal environments.
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EnvironmentLatest BPA replacement seeps into people’s blood and urine
Replacements for BPA called BPS and BPSIP may raise health risks for cashiers.
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Materials ScienceNanogenerators harvest body’s energy to power devices
Nanogenerators offer body-harvested energy to fuel bionic future
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MicrobesBacteria in flowers may boost honeybees’ healthy gut microbes
Honeybees may deliver doses of probiotics to the hive to help feed baby bees’ microbiome.
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ChemistryAutomated chemistry could build better drugs fast and cheap
Automated molecular synthesis may win over chemists who are not convinced that more technology in drug design is better.
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ChemistryMussels use chemical primer to cement themselves to rocks
Gluing proteins contain their own built-in primer.
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ChemistryPlants’ ‘don’t-eat-me’ chemicals no problem for earthworms
Newly discovered gut compounds called drilodefensins allow earthworms to pack in plant debris loaded with hazardous chemicals.
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EnvironmentDust components may promote obesity
Fat dust bunnies may contain obesity-boosting chemicals.