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Nature, Published online: 30 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00275-8Engineered Escherichia coli could open the door to more sustainable routes to new drugs and other chemicals.

Born to a family with a tragic past, Katharine Burr Blodgett defied the expectations of her upbringing as an upper-middle class girl to make chemistry and…

Chemical synthesis is the process of creating complex chemical compounds from simpler precursors.Credit: Andrew Lambert Photography/SPLSearching for blockbuster drugs and wonder materials is an arduous task…

Biofuels, such as rapeseed, are not an ideal alternative to non-fossil carbon.Credit: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg/GettyThere’s a relatively new word doing the rounds in sustainability research and policy:…

High levels of a toxic “forever chemical” have been found in cereal products across Europe because of its presence in pesticides.The most contaminated food is breakfast…

Sophisticated and deadly “brain weapons” that can attack or alter human consciousness, perception, memory or behaviour are no longer the stuff of science fiction, two British…

The US Senate is poised to approve Donald Trump’s nomination of an industry lobbyist to lead the US Environmental Protection Agency’s chemical safety office.If the nominee,…

A chemical linked to impaired sexual development, obesity and cancer has been found in baby dummies manufactured by three big European brands.Dummies made by the Dutch…

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This spring, scientists at…

The surge in the use of disposable face masks during the Covid pandemic has left a chemical timebomb that could harm humans, animals and the environment,…