Deceptive orchids mimic the sex pheromones of the female insect to attract male pollinators
An in-depth look at a selected research article and its significance.

How Endangered Orchids Trick Wasps

Titan on Earth – Icy Formation of Polycyclic Organics
Aromatics can be efficiently synthesized via galactic cosmic ray exposure of low-temperature acetylene ices on Titan’s surface

Electron Spin Used Instead of Chiral Reagent
Novel mechanism for carrying out enantioselective reactions without the need for chiral reagents or catalysts

Plastic Particles in Coastal Ocean Sediments
Plastic deposited on the sea floor has increased in parallel to worldwide plastic production over the period since World War II

A Deep‐Blue Fluorescent Amino Acid
One-step enzymatic synthesis starting from azulene and serine

Rubik's Cube Made Soft
Functioning macroscopic "Rubik's Cube" made from hydrogels

Targeting Tetravinylallene
First chemical synthesis of tetravinylallene (3,5‐divinylhepta‐1,3,4,6‐tetraene)

Efficient, Heat-Stable Organic Solar Cells
Thermally stable organic solar cell based on an unusual combination of small molecule donor and polymer acceptor

A Sweet Solution to Reducing Plastic Pollution?
Fully biodegradable sugar-based polymers

A Safe Way to Nitriles
Asymmetric hydrocyanation of alkenes without cyanide reagents gives synthetic chemists more pleasure in synthesizing nitriles