Chirality—often described as "handedness"—is a fundamental property of nature, underlying the behavior of molecules ranging ...

Through new experiments, researchers in Japan and Germany have recreated the chemical conditions found in the subsurface ...

Carbon is often referred to as "the bedrock of life" because the element appears in all known life forms. This is because the sixth entry on the periodic table has the unique ability to form the ...

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

The 2025 Organic Chemistry Horizon Prize was awarded to a research group from Shiv Nadar University and the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.

Analysis of organic compounds -- called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) -- extracted from the Ryugu asteroid and Murchison meteorite has found that certain PAHs likely formed in the cold areas ...

The adsorption of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) remains a pivotal strategy for mitigating air pollution and enhancing environmental safety. Advances in adsorptive materials, particularly porous ...

The biggest fear students have about Organic Chemistry is that they believe it has to be memorised. They feel they must ...

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) enter the air from gasoline, pesticides, tobacco smoke, and thousands of other products and processes. They can increase the risk of airway problems and other health ...