Chemistry

Underwater hydrocarbons likely to linger but risks are still murky.
Devin Powell, Contributor
Alternative energy technologies you've never heard of.
Phil Schewe, Contributor
A new molecule blocks the ability of the tongue to taste bitter foods.
Devin Powell, Contributor
The story of Element 117, the latest addition to the periodic table, just discovered by a team of Russian and U.S. scientists.
Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor
Antioxidant levels of nuts increases after roasting.
Devin Powell, Contributor
Examining a new model detailing the recall of information within the human brain.
Inside Science Contributor
How brain chemistry makes it hard to quit.
Devin Powell, Contributor
The Ig Nobel Prize is a reminder that silly-sounding science, however improbable, still offer significance.
Devin Powell, Contributor
Doctors are using smartphones with medical applications that allow them to practice medicine while on the go.
Devin Powell, Contributor
Benefits from closing schools to combat swine flu too small to justify costs.
Devin Powell, Contributor
Researchers in India say that a waste product from cotton manufacturing could be a new source of auto fuel.
Sam Ofori, Contributor