As of early 2025, tuberculosis cases are increasing in the U.S. This disease causes significant lung damage and, if not treated, is almost always lethal. World TB Day on March 24 raises awareness ...

Early detection of stress in plants — before leaves visibly discolor, wilt or wither — is crucial. Now, researchers reporting ...

According to research published in the ACS partner journal Environment & Health, microplastics — particles from 1 to 62 ...

On its own, dark chocolate has health benefits, such as antioxidants that neutralize damaging free radicals. And a report in ...

Glaciers, slime, and science? That’s just the beginning at this year’s ACS Kids Zone, a free, family-friendly event hosted by ...

I’m from a thistle and can help your liver. What molecule am I? Silymarin has been used in traditional medicine for centuries; it is even alluded to in the Old Testament (Genesis 3:18). Ancient ...

Halichondrin B is a polyether macrolide 1 that, along with eight other similar macrolides, was isolated from the marine sponge Halichondria okadai by Yoshimasa Hirata at Meijo University (Nagoya, ...

Never in history has scientific information been so easily accessible to so many. While this promotes awareness and collaboration, it has also fueled a troubling rise in misinformation and ...