A study showing parabens are present in breast tumor tissue was quickly picked up by the tabloid media, but was their reporting accurate?
An in-depth look at a selected research article and its significance.

Underarm Hygiene Does Not Cause Breast Cancer

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

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

Could Dopamine be the Most Evil Chemical in the World?
Two neighboring hydroxy groups on a benzene ring with an amino group just around the corner. Nothing too complicated really. Or is it?

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

The Good And The Bad News for Chocolate Fans
As with any vice — Bieber, brews, or bars of chocolate — those who partake to excess will have a trove of excuses

At Last, A Definitive Periodic Table?
ChemistryViews article and ensuing discussion has spawned a development in this field courtesy of UCLA chemistry professor E. Scerri

Periodic Debate
Mendeleev's Periodic Table is, for many, the symbol of chemistry but is the current layout the best one?

Nano Safety
The safety of nanoparticles is under constant examination and recent research suggests their toxicity does not depend on size

Natural Product? Not!
An acid chloride reportedly isolated from a fungus may not be a natural product after all