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Computational analysis has revealed that diatomic molecules with two metal atoms of similar electronegativities can have a much greater dipole moment than those conventionally thought of as polar.

Chemists are moving beyond hand-waving explanations by quantifying factors like the anomeric effect and steric repulsion ...

Samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have been found to contain all five nucleobases, adding to evidence that ...

Antimony-nitrogen interactions yield materials with enhanced stability and the ability to self-heal in aqueous environments ...

Analytical chemist Friedrich Strassmann played a crucial role in discovering nuclear fission with Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner, but his principled opposition to Nazi ideology nearly destroyed his career ...

Aluminium redox catalysis and reactive aluminium clusters showcase main-group element's transition-metal-like reactivity ...

Physicist Sofia Papa has won this year’s Dance your PhD competition with a contemporary-style routine that re-creates the ...

New, improved formulations of frequently used organolithium reagents that improve on safety, prevent pyrophoric reactions and ...

Cone snails deploy sophisticated venom cocktails to paralyse prey. Anthony King talks to the researchers harnessing these ...

Deyond hydrocarbons, helium and sulfur - byproducts of petroleum extraction - have also been critically affected by Iran's ...

A survey of NIH-grantees in Massachusetts reveals delayed hiring in labs, layoffs, careers being pursued abroad and research ...