News of colleges ending their chemistry majors have chemists and administrators worried. But while the problem is real, ...

They say complexities of human sex require more inclusive definitions, and research data need to reflect biological ...

Turning plastic into solid carbon is not easy. Heat the polymers to rearrange their carbon atoms, and they decompose into ...

Lee Penn and Argo Farlin argues that the American Chemical Society and wider chemistry community should do more to fully include transgender and nonbinary constituents. As C&EN’s inbox often reflects, ...

Researchers find ligand that interacts with the transcription factor FOXA1, which is involved in breast and prostate cancers ...

High-capacity lithium-ion batteries dominate the car industry, but other chemistries are emerging for stationary use ...

TransGNC individuals can encounter denial of access and even physical and verbal harassment when using single-gender ...

The American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute Pharmaceutical Roundtable is seeking nominations for their 2025 awards to recognize green chemistry innovations that advance sustainability in ...

On Oct. 1 and 2, the American Chemical Society held its 21st annual Pharma Leaders Conference, hosted this year at the Merck & Co. campus in Rahway, New Jersey. Leaders in medicinal chemistry from ...

The cell cycle—growth, reproduction, and death—is regulated by a complex combination of genes, turned on and off throughout a cell’s life. Enzymes called protein kinases manage this cycle ...

In 2022, the American Chemical Society Board of Directors approved a 5-year pilot program to offer $25,000 per person in ...

In 2004, the last US producer of sebacic acid closed its plant in Ohio, a victim of low-priced competition from China. US production of salicylic acid ended a few years later, ushered out by ...