Recently reported new class of quantum dot has the potential to combine magnetic and optical properties, opening the door for new applications

Progress in fingerprint analysis means fingerprints can show whether a suspect is a smoker, takes drugs, or has handled explosives

Google PageRank has been adapted to help chemists understand complex systems such as water's hydrogen-bonding network

The general public can not decide which alternatives we should be opting for to build sustainability and energy security as best we can

A study showing parabens are present in breast tumor tissue was quickly picked up by the tabloid media, but was their reporting accurate?

As benzene breathes, its aromaticity ebbs and flows according to new derivative current-density maps

New discovery not only hints at existence of "flexible" crystals, but also shows how such materials could be probed in greater detail

Two neighboring hydroxy groups on a benzene ring with an amino group just around the corner. Nothing too complicated really. Or is it?

Do herbal remedies like St. John's wort live up to their claims or are they a source of additional complications?

As with any vice — Bieber, brews, or bars of chocolate — those who partake to excess will have a trove of excuses