Rising oil prices necessitate energy supply diversification and alternate fuel adoption. India is urging the auto industry ...

Much of organic chemistry, including the type used to create and alter medicinal drugs, relies on modifying carbon bonds.

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) can be harmful to the environment in large amounts but can be used in the production of fuels and other ...

For the first time in history, astronomers have detected a sugar molecule floating among the gas clouds of interstellar space. Erythrulose has four carbon atoms, and on Earth, it occurs naturally in ...

US butane exports hit an all-time high of 689,000 b/d, or 1.9mn metric tonnes (t), in April as buyers in Asia scrambled to replace lost production out of the Middle East. Data tracking firm Kpler ...

Last week, IBM trumpeted its contributions to a rather unusual paper: the production of a molecule with a half-Möbius topology, assisted by an algorithm run in part on a quantum computer. There was, ...

Scientists have just created a new, strange type of molecule. It’s made of a bunch of atoms bound together in a ring, like many other, simpler molecules. But if you could somehow zoom in on the ...

Dr. Gustav Egloff, ace researcher of Chicago’s Universal Oil Products Co., last week revealed that he had devised a new way to make synthetic rubber from butane gas. Butane, used for heating, welding, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland Fire & Rescue is investigating an explosion that occurred Sunday. Just before 8:30 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of an explosion and possible fire at an ...

Scientists have discovered the largest organic molecule containing sulfur — a key ingredient for life — ever identified in interstellar space. The researchers call the discovery a “missing link” in ...

This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to ...

It’s the kind of promise that stops thumbs mid-scroll: “Take Molecule and forget food exists.” Viral TikTok clips show influencers flaunting rapid weight-loss transformations, tapping into the body ...