Instead of treating plastic purely as waste, new research shows that it can be transformed into something useful — acetic acid, a key component of vinegar and an important industrial chemical.

Hair colouring has long been associated with transformation, whether through brighter blondes, deeper burgundy shades or seamless grey coverage. However, experts say the chemical processes behind many ...

Hydrogen peroxide is a common ingredient in hair dyes, but experts warn it may weaken hair fibres over time, causing dryness, breakage, scalp sensitivity, and long-term damage.

Organized by the school’s STEM Outreach Club, the second annual Extravaganza for students in kindergarten through eighth grade was designed to be bigger and better than last year’s, club officers ...

A new computational approach reveals how subtle structural changes in polyheptazine imides can dramatically influence their ability to convert sunlight into chemical energy. Photocatalysis offers a ...

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a "Top 100" global chemical essential for wastewater treatment, healthcare sterilization, and green chemical synthesis ...

From brightly colored textile dyes to persistent pesticides and antibiotics, many modern pollutants dissolved in water—such ...

Photocatalysis promises an efficient conversion of abundant solar energy into usable chemical energy. Polyheptazine imides ...

Readers discuss the long-lasting effects of sabotage, a mix-up of Maxes, and how PFAS regulations might affect inhalers ...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) aims to jumpstart the development and deployment of new advanced reactors this year by bypassing onerous and largely useless environmental assessments. In a May ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Since several of its reactors exploded, water that has seeped into the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant merged with radioactive sludge and ...