Scientists cultivate sulfate-reducing microbes from some of the oldest-known water on Earth.

The Northwestern University professor developed surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, an invaluable technique for detecting and identifying individual molecules.

A newfound family of metabolites emits green light in response to the blue light of the deep ocean, causing certain sharks to glow.

A new cryoprotectant safeguards frozen cells against degradation.

George Rosenkranz was part of a team in Mexico City that first synthesized norethindrone in 1951.

Researchers develop a washing method that is better at removing drugs that have contaminated hair from the outside than existing protocols.

Originally intended for basic neuroscience research, the drugs were ultimately hijacked for illicit recreational use.

The chemist and biophysicist won a Nobel prize for the development of a technique to probe the structures of nucleotide-protein complexes.

Researchers have outfitted brewer’s yeast with light-harvesting semiconductors to boost chemical productivity.