
Chemistry
These researchers are unlocking Renaissance beauty secrets
An art historian has teamed up with chemists to uncover the science behind cosmetics used around 500 years ago.
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An art historian has teamed up with chemists to uncover the science behind cosmetics used around 500 years ago.
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A twisted belt of carbon atoms joins carbon nanotubes and buckyballs in the list of carbon structures scientists can create.
Plant-based milks are better for the environment, but nutrition-wise they fall behind cow milk.
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Massive fires like those that raged in Australia in 2019–2020 can eat away at Earth’s protective ozone layer, researchers find.
Marie Maynard Daly was the first African American woman to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry, but her own perspective on her research is missing from the historical record.
The bones of more than 100 cadavers are shedding light on a more precise and reliable way to determine when someone died.
Antimicrobial molecules found in wood waste could be used to make more sustainable, greener disinfectants.
Experiments show that rocks exposed to higher concentrations of oxygen have a lower melting temperature than rocks exposed to lower amounts.
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