Billions of cups of tea are drunk each day making it the world’s most popular beverage. Perhaps more impressive, the molecular world of tea contains more than a thousand different chemical compounds, ...

California's Proposition 65 gives its consumers the right to know whether they may be exposed to certain chemicals. But ...

Combustion engines only use a quarter of the fuel’s potential energy while the rest is lost as heat through exhaust. Now, a ...

Congratulations to the past recipients of the Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal, which recognizes distinguished service to chemistry by women chemists.

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Synthetic materials are made from natural resources. Synthetic materials are made by chemically changing the starting substances to create a material with different characteristics. Some examples of ...

Sour beers are enjoyed for their complex and often tart flavors, but brewing can sometimes be long and arduous. Researchers ...

The ACS Bridge Program (ACS-BP) is partnering with the Genentech Foundation and the ACS Leadership Institute to launch the Graduate School Readiness and Professional Development (GSRPD) Boot Camp.

Heidi Lynch grew up on a meat-based diet. In her Chicago, Illinois-area home, fish and grilled chicken were weekly staples. On special occasions, they had pork chops. “My family was active and health ...

Steven Munger loves the sour smell of a butane lighter. The hydrocarbon, butane, is colorless and odorless, but sulfurous additives give it a stench that’s almost objectively foul. Almost. To Munger, ...

It may seem easy to distinguish whether something is alive or not. You are alive, as is your teacher, and the trees you see on your way to school. Your desk and chair are not alive, and neither are ...