High concentrations of lead in two locks of hair from Ludwig van Beethoven suggest that exposure to the element – through plumbed wine (Read More
A stable, selective and precious metal-free catalyst for the conversion of waste carbon dioxide into synthesis gas has been developed by researchers Read More
A Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI) has been launched to advance nutritional understanding by uncovering the biomolecular composition of foods. The Read More
Allegations of the use of tear gas and riot control agents as weapons of war by Russian forces in Ukraine are ‘insufficiently Read More
On 1 May, the US Department of State announced that it had imposed new sanctions on the Russian Federation. These were in response Read More
Two new ways to control and optimise electrochemical reactions at electrified interfaces have been discovered. These insights could help to design new Read More
Chinese virologist Zhang Yongzhen, who became internationally known after his team was the first to release the genome of the Sars-CoV-2 virus Read More
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has announced the first round of projects that will receive funding under its Sustainable Laboratories programme. Read More
By screening 407 compounds directly in cells scientists in Austria and the US have found that they bound with 2305 proteins not previously known Read More
A natural protein has been reported to self-assemble into one of the best-known regular mathematically complex fractals – a Sierpiński triangle. This Read More