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Companies that broker and facilitate scientific fraud are large, resilient, and growing rapidly, according to a new study.

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On July 13, at a ceremony held in the United Arab Emirates, the 57th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) gave awards to student competitors from around the globe. The event took place from July 5 ...

C&EN's annual 10 Start-Ups to Watch issue highlights the start-ups using the central science to make the world a better place ...

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We may be on the cusp of a new era of biochemical discovery, but turning these advancements into drugs isn’t so easy ...

Persistent Pollutants A guide to the PFAS found in our environment Chemical structures and origins of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances that are polluting our world A class of synthetic ...

As the world gets wetter, studying a water cycle in flux is a major challenge. ‘You cannot bring a cloud into a laboratory,’ ...

The tendency of Nobel Prizes to recognize solo scientists in privileged spaces needs some reflection Victor Ambros and Gary ...