Chemistry News

Beat the Bottle by blocking "pub-stance" P receptor

Scientists have successfully tested a new compound that can help alcoholics to beat their cravings. In a paper in this week's edition of the journal Scienc...

Oestrogen in the water

Scientists in Canada have confirmed that oestrogens from OCPs in sewage water can spill over into rivers and feminise fish. Moreover it can have previously unrecognised impacts on ...

Carnivorous plant’s deadly recipe reveals antibacterials

Nepenthes alata - also known as the pitcher plant for its bottle-shaped leaves – is a killer. ...

Polymer to mend bones

A biodegradable polymer made with green solvents can mend broken thigh bones in mice, UK researchers have shown. ...

Shed a tear for the humble onion

Scientists in New Zealand have used GM technology to develop onions that can't make you cry. ...

Pregnancy-Caffeine Combo Bad Idea

Researchers have shown that caffeine exposure is linked to an increase risk of miscarriage. ...

Antifreeze in Ice Cream

Ice cream is a complex structure of fats, carbohydrates and water. As the name suggests the water is in the form of ice. Really good quality smooth ice cream has very small ice cry...

Gold, frankincense and myrrh

It may seem unlikely, but the first Christmas gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh have a connection to today’s cutting edge cancer research, according to the science charity Canc...

Powering up sewage monitoring

South Korean researchers have developed the bacterial equivalent of a miner's canary to monitor sewage processing. Safe and effective treatment of sewage ...

Minty fresh magnolia

Researchers have found that the key to fresh breath might lie in an extract of magnolia bark. ...