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The Trump administration is slowly dismantling the federal disaster management system that protects the nation from chemical catastrophes, such as fires and explosions at high-risk facilities.The…

The chemical giant Corteva will stop producing Enlist Duo, a herbicide considered to be among the most dangerous still used in the US by environmentalists because…

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…