Volatile organic compounds specific to decomposing human tissue identified

The Smell of Death

The Evolution of Enamel in Fish
Fossil fish scales and modern fish genes shed light on when enamel first appeared and how fish species are related

Survival of the Fittest Crystal
What are the driving forces triggering co-crystal formation under milling conditions?

Silicon as a High-Capacity Anode Material
Highly lithiated silicon surprisingly stable towards mechanical degradation

Does it Make Sense to Test Soccer Players for Steroids?
Longitudinal study assesses new UEFA steroid testing rules

Truly Comprehensive Virus Detection
Sensitive sequencing detects all known vertebrate viruses

Perovskite Inverse Opals
Series of organometal halide perovskite (OHP) inverse opals prepared using a colloidal crystal templating method

Who's Next? Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015 – Voting Results Friday 25 September
Latest results of the predictions for the next Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Breaking Apart Cyclopentanepentone
Calculations on the fragmentation of 1,2,3,4,5-cyclopentanepentone to five molecules of CO reveal asynchronous mechanism

Tricyanomethane Synthesized
Cyanoform generated by simple reaction of calcium tricyanomethanide with anhydrous hydrogen fluoride at low temperature