Spruce bark beetles don’t just tolerate their host tree’s chemical defenses—they actively reshape them into stronger ...

Chemistry deals with that most fundamental subject: matter. New drugs, materials and batteries all depend on our ability to ...

UC Davis researchers have developed a new method that uses light to transform amino acids—the building blocks of ...

Decomposition is essential to all ecosystems, both on land and in the ocean. In marine environments, decomposition and ...

Living cells pay a hidden energy price not just to run chemical reactions, but to keep them on track and block all the ...

A simple stool sample may hold a clearer record of what you eat than a food diary ever could. In a new study, researchers ...

Muntjac deer are known as “vampire deer” for their fangs, but their strangest feature lies beneath their eyes.

Sunlight makes microplastics leak hidden chemicals into water, creating pollution that spreads far beyond plastic pieces.

After a century of false starts, scientists believe they have found a way to make cells burn more energy without the ...

Scientists have uncovered the world’s oldest arrow poison on 60,000-year-old tools in South Africa, revealing early human ...

Researchers at the University of St Andrews have revealed that they have found a key to unlocking an 80-year-old chemical ...

A new JSTAT study shows how to compute the minimum energy cells use to sustain certain metabolic pathways while suppressing ...