The universe is flooded with billions of chemicals, each a tiny pinprick of potential. And we've only identified 1% of them. Scientists believe undiscovered chemical compounds could help remove ...

A WIRED investigation reveals that criminals who make billions from scam compounds in Myanmar—where tens of thousands of people are enslaved—are using Starlink to get online. Tai Chang’s internet ...

In the world of organic chemistry, nitrogen-containing organic compounds are ubiquitous, forming the backbone of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, dyes, and functional materials. To build these ...

A recent study is raising new questions about whether cannabis-derived compounds could one day play a role in liver care.

The idea behind the caging technique is that a molecule of interest can be rendered biologically inert (or caged) by chemical modification with a photoremovable protecting group (Fig. 1). Illumination ...

VOCs, or volatile organic compounds, are compounds that contain carbon atoms and that, at room temperature, easily evaporate. Too small to see and virtually omnipresent both indoors and out, they can ...

Elements and Compounds Examples: This article explains the definition of elements and compounds, their characteristics, differences, and examples. Read this to understand these terms better.

Scientists don’t know the limits of chemical space—the collection of all possible molecules—but a new analysis concludes chemists have discovered new compounds in that space at an exponential rate ...

NASA's Perseverance rover snaps a selfie with the "Cheyava Falls" rock that has inspired discussions about potential life signs on Mars. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) We may be one step closer to answering ...