Plastic trash lining a mountain trail might not seem like the start of a chemistry breakthrough, but for Yuwei Gu, it was.

Scientists are finding new ways to replace expensive, scarce platinum catalysts with something far more abundant: tungsten ...

Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a chemical widely used to make hard, clear plastics. It is an endocrine disruptor that has been linked to many negative health effects, including cardiovascular diseases and ...

Among the chemicals raising the greatest alarm are PFAS compounds, often called “forever chemicals” because they persist in ...