Five papers published in ACS journals provide new insights to help protect natural water sources and ensure that more people ...

ACS is proud to announce that Jennifer A. Doudna is the recipient of the 2026 Priestley Medal. This award is the highest ...

A new study suggests that growing bush basil near bean plants could offer a cost-effective, natural (and tasty!) alternative ...

By adding citric acid and squid ink to a cellulose-based polymer, researchers created a variety of structurally colored ...

ACS has named 36 members as ACS Fellows for 2025. The fellows program began in 2009 to recognize and honor ACS members for outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession and ...

Researchers have created their own temporary tattoo sticker that has a hidden purpose: detecting the presence of one drug used to “spike” alcoholic beverages.

In 1947, Marie Maynard Daly made history. The young Columbia University student from Queens, New York, became the first African American woman to graduate with a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United ...

Want to remove microplastics from water? Try brewing it for a cup of tea or coffee! Research reported in Environmental Science & Technology Letters shows that by boiling then filtering tap water, up ...

Izaak Maurits Kolthoff (1894–1993) has been described as the father of modern analytical chemistry for his research and teaching that transformed the ways by which scientists separate, identify, and ...

Research published in ACS Central Science shows that beads containing engineered E. coli could efficiently transform PET waste into a starting material for nylon, drugs and fragrances.

Researchers reporting in ACS Central Science have generated electricity from rain-like droplets moving through a tube.

Benzoic acid, the simplest benzene-based carboxylic acid, has been known since the 16th century. One of its discoverers was the legendary clairvoyant Nostradamus. Its most common natural source is gum ...