Everything we can see and touch, and quite a lot that we can’t as well, is made of tiny particles called atoms. Some substances, like particles of this iron, contain only one kind of atom. Iron is an ...

A new compound containing one of the rarest elements in the world, promethium, has revealed its mysterious properties for the first time. Promethium only exists naturally in minuscule amounts – ...

Compound libraries form a foundational element of modern drug discovery—the process of identifying new chemical or biological compounds that can become safe and effective medicines. Compound libraries ...

The universe is flooded with billions of chemicals, each a tiny pinprick of potential. And we’ve only identified 1% of them. Scientists believe undiscovered chemical compounds could help remove ...

In 1828, German chemist Friedrich Wöhler synthesized urea from inorganic compounds, a substance previously thought only producible by living organisms. This groundbreaking experiment challenged the ...