Strength-in-numbers X-ray technique can map previously unattainable atomic structures

For many decades, the method to obtain atomic-level descriptions of chemical compounds and materials—be it a drug, a catalyst ...
C&EN

White House moves to kill chemical safety board, despite industry support

For the fourth time, President Donald J. Trump has proposed eliminating the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), an independent body that investigates the causes of significant ...

A year after undermining Bredt's rule, scientists make cage-shaped, double-bonded molecules that defy expectations

Organic chemistry is packed with rules about structure and reactivity, especially when it comes to making and breaking ...

Synthetic drug ring busted in "largest-ever operation" of its kind in Europe

Authorities dismantled 24 industrial-scale labs and seized around 1,000 tons of chemicals used to make street drugs such as ...
Houston Chronicle

Houston chemical giant slashes workforce as Gulf Coast operations shut down

According to a Westlake Corp. news release on Monday, operations will cease at the following facilities before the end of the year: A polyvinyl chloride plant at the Aberdeen, Miss. site, which has an ...
New York Post

Bermuda’s waters are hiding a mysterious giant structure that’s ‘unlike anything else on Earth’: scientists

The Bermuda Triangle may not be the biggest mystery of the Atlantic. In a new study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, scientists believe they have discovered the reason why ...
ABC News

Woman suffers burns in Savannah chemical attack: Police

The victim did not know her assailant, according to officials. A woman is recovering after officials say she was the victim of a chemical assault in Savannah, Georgia. The victim suffered burns in the ...
The Motley Fool

Why Structure Therapeutics Stock Doubled and Then Some on Monday

Shareholders were extremely pleased by the biotech's latest news from the lab. This concerned its pipeline weight-loss drug aleniglipron. Structure, which concentrates on metabolic diseases with a ...
Reuters

Structure's obesity pill shows up to 11.3% weight loss in study, shares double

Dec 8 (Reuters) - Structure Therapeutics (GPCR.O), opens new tab said on Monday its obesity pill showed weight loss of up to 11.3% after 36 weeks of treatment in a mid-stage study, driving the company ...
People

6 People Sent to Hospital After Chemical Exposure at M&M Mars Chocolate Factory in Tennessee

Officials say there's no immediate danger to the community Local 3 News/YouTube Seven workers evaluated after chemical exposure at Cleveland, Tenn., M&M Mars plant Six were transported to hospitals; ...
The Conversation

Mineral vs chemical sunscreens? Science shows the difference is smaller than you think

Anna Wang receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and Moderna Australia. Jon Beves receives funding from the ...
CNBC

Lawmakers just released a much-awaited crypto market structure bill. Here's what it means for digital assets and what comes next

The Senate Agriculture Committee released Monday a draft of its part of a digital assets market structure bill that could guide the future of the crypto industry in the U.S. Their draft includes a ...