BASF will buy agrochemical and seed businesses for $2 billion

As wildfires increase in frequency across the globe, researchers hunt the smoke compounds that can seep into vineyards’ grapes and taint wine

CAR T-cell therapy works wonders for some cancer patients. For others, it is a death sentence. To make the revolutionary therapy work for more people, scientists must devise better ways to control it

Loud blasts, such as those from roadside bombs, can cause damaging fluid buildup in inner ear, according to study in mice

The drug company will pay $1.6 billion to gain Armo’s IL-10 program

Loud blasts, such as those from roadside bombs, can cause damaging fluid buildup in inner ear, according to study in mice

Semisynthesis aids study of posttranslational modifications to key Alzheimer’s protein

As consumers worry about light and air pollution, personal care formulators look for ways to safeguard skin from blue light and other environmental assaults

As demand for the rare element grows, researchers trace the history of long-range tellurium deposition 

An inhibitor of starch-digesting enzymes stunts the growth of certain gut bacteria

An inhibitor of starch-digesting enzymes stunts the growth of certain gut bacteria

In cells, inhibitor created by fragment-based drug design prevents rhinovirus from reproducing

As demand for the rare element grows, researchers trace the history of long-range tellurium deposition

Funds from the Gates Foundation and U.K. government will help address antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries

Flush with another $300 million, Grail plans to enroll 135,000 people in studies this year to detect circulating tumor-derived DNA

Creams. Wax. Sugar. Lasers. We get to the scientific root of depilation

Brands like Juul deliver a form of nicotine that is less harsh to inhale than free-base nicotine

Funds from the Gates Foundation and U.K. government will help address antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries

Luke Lavis’s lab teaches old dyes new tricks at the HHMI campus

Trace water that gets into organic solvents can participate actively when molecules start to self-assemble

The first goal is to thwart the outbreak, but researchers also hope for new insights into combating the virus

A new report from the Cancer Research Institute highlights the U.S. and China as cell therapy leaders

Sources of pollution differ but models predict more deaths in rural areas because of higher populations there

Combination of microfluidics and a nanosensor achieves label-free detection of cytokines from individual cells

El rover Curiosity proporciona datos sobre las misteriosas plumas de metano del planeta rojo

Curiosity rover also reports data on the red planet’s mysterious methane plumes

Combination of microfluidics and a nanosensor achieves label-free detection of cytokines from individual cells

Spinning hydrogen-coated clusters of carbon atoms may be source of anomalous microwave emission spotted around our galaxy

Crown ethers simplify the set-up of classic reaction

Flat, macrocyclic host captures fullerene guest with CH–π interactions

Thin film of the hard material lets batteries benefit from the metal’s electrochemical advantages while blocking unwanted reactions

These exotic materials could find applications in electronics, catalysis, and quantum computing

Naturally occurring compound inhibits replication of Zika virus in living cells

Skyhawk will receive $60 million up front to develop drug candidates that target RNA in neurological diseases

Moon is a good candidate to host extraterrestrial life, but this find isn’t proof that it does

Un estudio muestra cómo bloquear una enzima podría hacer más efectivos los tratamientos de un importante tipo de cánceres

Study shows how stopping one enzyme could help drugs treat an important class of cancers more effectively