Scientists at Oregon State University have engineered a powerful new nanomaterial that zeroes in on cancer cells and destroys them from the inside out. Designed to exploit cancer’s unique ...

Tiny changes at the atomic scale can determine the future of clean energy. In a new study, Tohoku University researchers have revealed how the precise coordination environment surrounding a single ...

Understanding the difference between breakage and true hair fall, and recognising the importance of scalp health, can help you make more informed choices and protect long-term hair vitality.

Tiny changes at the atomic scale can determine the future of clean energy. In a new study, Tohoku University researchers have revealed how the precise ...

Researchers found a way to turn plastic waste into the main ingredient in vinegar using sunlight and a simple iron based material.

Have you tried whitening teeth with baking soda, lemon, or whitening toothpastes? A doctor explains what works and what doesn’t – and also: Are there dangerous side effects?

Across deserts, ocean floors, and forest undergrowth, a handful of animals have evolved defenses so extreme they strain ...

Remember the ’50s? Take a nostalgic trip back to the era of arsenic-green walls and mercury thermometers. Find out why these ...

By freezing a crucial phosphoric acid complex to near absolute zero, scientists uncovered a single, unexpectedly stable structure at the heart of proton transport.

For the first time, researchers have succeeded in developing an artificial DNA base pair that is based on a different chemical force than natural genetic material. While the common natural DNA ...

The discovery of bright yet stable pigments is vanishingly rare, making them hugely valuable. Now chemist Mas Subramanian is unpicking the atomic code of colour and homing in on our most-wanted hue ...

Deep inside a dust-choked galaxy, astronomers have uncovered a chemical environment far more complex than expected.