At public and private universities across the country, high-impact science is being damaged and derailed.

Attacks on fuel facilities, military bases, and industrial sites release pollutants that might harm long after the war is over

New technologies are needed to reduce the large greenhouse gas footprint of heating and cooling. Wu et al. propose a reversible sorption-driven dissolution refrigeration cycle with promise for cooling, heating and thermal energy storage.

Nature Reviews Chemistry, Published online: 23 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41570-026-00814-xTo write this article, the authors, members of the International Women in Supramolecular Chemistry (WISC) network surveyed colleagues who care for older children about the challenges of integrating that role with their academic careers.

Polymers added to plant milks make them stretch like honey

The Epstein files and the great American silence

Epibatidine is used in research but is not part of typical toxicology panels

The history of ‘everyone’s favorite hexagon’ illustrates the resonance of basic science and how discoveries build over time

Nature Reviews Chemistry, Published online: 06 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41570-026-00798-8The Stockholm Declaration on Chemistry for the Future, launched during the Nobel Symposium in May 2025, aims to align research, education, industry, and governance with the goal of focusing the future of chemistry on safety and sustainability.

<p>Nature, Published online: 04 February 2026; <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10099-1">doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10099-1</a></p>Analysis of the atmospheric H2 variability over the past millennium suggests that the sensitivity of H2 to climate change should be considered in estimates of the radiative consequences of rising anthropogenic H2 emissions.

Dual headquarters decision a result of strong bids from both cities

Light and redox switches are of interest for responsive materials, actuators and robotics. Here the authors integrated a redox- and photoresponsive switch into a polymer hydrogel enabling reversible r...

Liquid anthracene morphs into high-energy isomer to store solar heat for use on demand hours later

Nature, Published online: 02 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01397-1 Huge reductions, if enacted, could have ‘catastrophic’ effects on US competitiveness and the scientific pipeline, critics say.

The amplification of molecular motion along length scales for macroscopic muscle-like functions provides attractive opportunities ranging from soft actuators to responsive biomedical materials. Here, ...

The protective garments are not only uncomfortable but can pose a danger to researchers

A climate scientist and an architect discuss how design can be a force for positive environmental change.

This Ngugi researcher gathers knowledge in Aboriginal communities to track changes in plant pigments