A mysterious byproduct of a chemical used to disinfect the tap water of about one-third of Americans has finally been identified, and the international research team behind the discovery is advocating ...

Using robots and click chemistry, scientists built potential active ingredients for future antibiotics that contain metal. An ...

Scientists accidentally created a new compound called gold hydride, showing how extreme conditions can push familiar materials into unfamiliar forms. Gold Hydride challenges assumptions about noble ...

Magic mushrooms make us feel real groovy thanks to a chemical compound called psilocybin, which, once it is converted by the body into the molecule psilocin, has a hallucinogenic effect. Scientists ...

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