From Windex-blue sapphires to alga-green ketchup, researchers expand the palette

The two awardees shed light on how we can live in a world of left-handed molecules

An exploration of the nomination data behind the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Alkylthianthrenium salts can be shaken up in a ball mill on a decagram scale

Second-generation C-to-N swap turns the first generation’s failure into a feature

Second-generation C-to-N swap turns the first generation’s failure into a feature

Awards are given ‘for achievements that first make people LAUGH, and then make them THINK’

Sheo Pharmaceuticals scientists queried AI tools about failed renin inhibitors and then built their own

First-time disclosures session at ACS Fall 2026 debuted compounds designed to treat cancer, acne, urinary tract infections, and more

A daily puzzle game inspired by chemistry and NMR spectroscopy. Build a structure whose spectrum matches today's target.

A proton NMR puzzle and scientific spelling bee words

The classic alkyl halide–making reaction can, at long last, be used to generate alkyl fluorides

A mild, modular approach to adding bicyclobutanes could bring more selectivity to these therapies

Chiral aromatic heterocycles could be novel motifs in drug candidates

New reaction forms disubstituted products, thanks to a styrene radical cation intermediate

Olfactory city tours and a chemical solution for curing dog breath

Anhydride additive speeds up polylactic acid breakdown and could make it possible to compost the plastic at home

Faced with uncertainty in federal funding and rising costs, chemistry departments are taking fewer students

Faced with uncertainty in federal funding and rising costs, chemistry departments are taking fewer students

Nitrogen, phosphorus, sunlight, and stagnant water can combine to create the perfect conditions for algal blooms

Coca-Cola and a chemistry-themed sports mascot face new peril

Depletion of placental nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide provokes the onset of labor in pregnant mice

Players may be thinking about soccer, but sugar, salt, and sweat contain the chemical secrets to success

All eyes will be <i>on</i> the ball during the FIFA World Cup, but let’s take a peek at the science and engineering that go into footballs

Alkyl-alkyl cross-coupling is so quick, there’s no time for stereochemical scrambling