BPA and BPS are known endocrine disruptors that mimic estrogen and can upset hormonal balance. When you handle a receipt, ...

Philadelphia water officials say they are monitoring water quality closely and have seen no sign of contamination following a chemical spill into the Delaware River in a neighboring county. Bucks ...

Certain kinds of greaseproofing “forever” chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, will no longer be used in food packaging in the US, the US Food and Drug Administration ...

Hexanitrogen is a newly synthesized molecule composed entirely of nitrogen atoms, making it the first known neutral polynitrogen species other than N₂. It stores a large amount of energy in its ...

The researchers started in an alligator pond and ended up at a fertility clinic. They were looking at bodily fluids — first in large reptiles, then humans — searching for a group of environmental ...

The harmful molecules are everywhere, but chemists have made progress in developing a method to break them down. By Carl Zimmer A team of scientists has found a cheap, effective way to destroy ...