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Gluten-free glues could help conservators repair and preserve precious books! The flour-based pastes used to keep your ...

This venomous, 8-inch centipede may be the stuff of nightmares, but it could also save your life. Researchers report in the Journal of Natural Products that the many-legged critter — a staple of ...

While large oil spills are highly publicized, every year there are many smaller-scale spills into lakes, rivers and oceans.

Tell us about how you moved into a career in chemistry. My passion for science was sparked at a young age by my parents, who were both involved in teaching sciences; my dad taught physics, and my mom ...

Beclomethasone dipropionate (aka beclometasone) is a venerable steroidal drug with a variety of uses. It was first described in a 1964 Belgian patent to the Glaxo Group (Greenford, UK; now part of GSK ...

Estuaries — where freshwater rivers meet the salty sea — are great locations for birdwatching and kayaking. In these areas, waters containing different salt concentrations mix and may be sources of ...