Published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, the study assessed 35 balm and bandage samples from 19 mummies dating ...

In other developments, the EPA adds another PFAS to its Toxics Release Inventory program and the Interior Department proposes seabed mining rules ...

Deep inside a dust-choked galaxy, astronomers have uncovered a chemical environment far more complex than expected.

Scientists have developed a new way to help understand what happens in the body when people consume a plant product and the ...

Scientists aboard the Tara Pacific expedition have cataloged thousands of previously unknown microbial species living inside reef-building corals, revealing a vast reservoir of biological compounds ...

Scientists at MIT have found compelling chemical evidence that Earth’s earliest animals were likely ancient sea sponges.

The discovery of bright yet stable pigments is vanishingly rare, making them hugely valuable. Now chemist Mas Subramanian is unpicking the atomic code of colour and homing in on our most-wanted hue ...

After nearly 50 years of failed attempts and scientific speculation, chemists at Saarland University have achieved what many ...

Actinides are a group of heavy, radioactive elements that include uranium, plutonium, americium, curium, berkelium and californium. Understanding how these elements bond with other atoms (known as ...

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The low efficiency of somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) severely limits its application in animal cloning and regenerative medicine. To address this core scientific challenge, this study aims to ...