5+ hour, 18+ min ago  (304+ words) The National Academy of Sciences has elected 120 members for 2026. Harvard University led the way with the election of 15 of its faculty to the NAS. The National Academy of Sciences has announced the 2026 election of 120 new members and 25 international members. Election…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (109+ words) Yahoo News UK A public talk will explore whether chemicals can ever truly be considered "green". The event, organised by the Darlington Lecture Association, will be led by Professor Philip W Dyer from Durham University's Chemistry for Sustainability group. He…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (148+ words) The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi "for the development of metal'organic frameworks." "The laureates have provided chemists with new opportunities for solving some of…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (729+ words) With conventional waste management systems falling short, many scientists are turning to nature for innovative solutions to the issue of plastic waste. One promising avenue is microbial degradation: harnessing the natural abilities of certain bacteria and fungi to break down…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (497+ words) A "forever chemical" that scientists worry might have an impact on reproduction has been found in all but one of 32 rivers tested across the UK, according to a study. Researchers say trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), which can take hundreds of years…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (550+ words) Most UK rivers are contaminated by a chemical called trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). This is a type of human-made chemical known as perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), often called "forever chemicals. This widespread contamination highlights the extensive scale of work required to…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (478+ words) The molecules that form the building blocks to life may be far more common in space than once thought, according to researchers from the Max Planck Institute. Their work, published in The Astrophysical Journal, reports the detection of over a…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (524+ words) The European Commission plans to launch a vast operation to clean up PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances), also known as "forever chemicals" in water through the creation of public-private partnerships. These were the conclusions of the European Water Resilience Strategy,…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago  (409+ words) Using mushrooms, scientists have created a living, plastic-like compound that uses the fungi's unique properties to mold it into almost any form. Researchers out of the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, better known as Empa, have used…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1032+ words) Traces of a chemical that researchers fear could harm human reproduction have been found in dozens of Britain's rivers, a new study has warned. Researchers from York University found trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in 98% of locations in 32 rivers in England, Wales,…...