Chemicals & Chemistry

If elements could be diagnosed using the DSM-V, zinc would be a textbook case:Code F31.9 — Bipolar I Disorder, current or recent episode unspecified.

There were several events on my agenda as we planned a family trip to London in 1989.

Popular Mechanics turned to ACSH’s own vascular surgeon, Dr.

The definition of PFAS—per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—lies at the center of a regulatory debate with significant economic and scientific consequences.

🎥 Watch our latest video as we break down three surprising examples of why the amount matters just as much as the substance itself.

US Magazine featured an in-depth breakdown of food labeling regulations, drawing heavily on ACSH’s

Anyone passing by a gas station lately may have noticed that diesel is considerably more expensive than gasoline. It wasn't always that way. This seems a little strange. Both fuels come from the same barrel of crude oil. So what happened?

Having kids profoundly shifted my outlook on life—including the mindset I bring to my work as a journalist.

On August 27, a graduate student at Hokkaido University in Japan was splashed with hydrofluoric acid (aqueous HF) while working in a Faculty of Science building. The student suffered severe injuries and later died at the hospital.