In 1876, Josiah Willard Gibbs published an equation that would transform chemistry - yet barely anyone noticed at the time.

What began as a grassroots initiative has become embedded across Pfizer's research and manufacturing operations, helping reshape processes for Viagra and Paxlovid ...

Methane regulation fines delayed carbon trading restrictions eased amid concerns over energy supply and security ...

Chemistry World provides expert, independent science journalism for the global chemical science community. We are part of the ...

On 21 July, US president Donald Trump proclaimed on his Truth Social platform that he plans to introduce punitive import ...

Researchers in Germany and the UK have discovered a material that can flip its chirality when put under physical stress. The researchers hope the phenomenon, which they have dubbed the piezochiral ...

Severe drought in Europe has sunk river water levels to record lows and dragged on the movement of chemicals and other goods. Chemical firms including BASF, Covestro and Evonik have large facilities ...

Slicing open a phenol ring with a simple nitrite reagent allows chemists to create a variety of nitrogen-containing products. The new method adds to the toolbox of skeletal editing strategies that ...

Last week, there were reports in the Financial Times and elsewhere of talks between AstraZeneca (AZ) and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) over the possibility of a merger deal. This week, continued ...

An ingenious twist on a classic reaction provides easy access to chiral alkyl fluorides using a safe fluorine source derived straight from the mineral fluorspar. The reimagined Appel reaction avoids ...

The House of Lords environment and climate change committee is calling for a ban on over-the-counter flea and tick pet treatments, after its report found that the widespread overuse of these ...