Laboratory equipment used in chemistry research. (Rapeepong Puttakumwong/Moment/Getty Images) A peculiar observation during ...

After years of research, international experts have confirmed the discovery of a new chemical reaction, launching new ...

In the journal Science Advances, scientists in Sweden and the U.S. report the first-ever direct observation of a type of short-lived molecule that has shaped decades of thinking in atmospheric ...

Gold and other heavy elements are born in some of the universe’s most violent events—but scientists still struggle to understand the nuclear steps that create them. Now, nuclear physicists have ...

Quantum theory in chemistry explains the behavior of atoms and molecules at the smallest scales, which is essential for understanding chemical reactions and properties. It provides the framework for ...