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A new superbase compound captures 156 mg of CO2 per gram and releases it using low heat. Pulling carbon dioxide straight from thin air usually comes with a heavy energy price. A new compound developed ...

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MIT scientists have achieved the first-ever lab synthesis of verticillin A, a complex fungal compound discovered in 1970. Its delicate structure stalled chemists for decades, despite differing from ...

In 2001, chemists K. Barry Sharpless, Hartmuth C. Kolb, and M. G. Finn introduced click chemistry, a concept in which organic ...

In the South China Sea, near the Paracel Islands, the aqua-colored waters of an expansive shallow reef platform suddenly ...

A new method to capture carbon dioxide from the air has been developed at the University of Helsinki's chemistry department.

Scientists have identified a previously unknown natural compound produced by heat-loving cyanobacteria that helps protect against ultraviolet radiation.

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A study reports that, around the world, wildfires and prescribed burns could emit substantially more gases, including ones ...

Long-term exposure to common air pollutants is associated with more advanced coronary artery disease—with notable differences between women and men—according to a large-scale study of more than 11,000 ...

A pair of well-known marijuana compounds work in tandem to target ovarian cancer cells In A Nutshell CBD and THC killed ...