$210 million endowment from entrepreneur and Moderna investor Tim Springer will support ongoing research
Federal Trade Commission has concerns that union will allow Amgen to stifle potential competition for Horizon’s drugs
Future path of universities as institutes of free inquiry may rest on who wins
Can peptide hormone mimics avoid the side effect pitfalls of previous weight loss treatments?
Contribution of researchers in China to Nature Index journals is ‘rapidly gaining ground’, and in 2021 they led in physical sciences and chemistry
Decision could mean patent descriptions need to be even more detailed, and hence expensive
Only 13% of the world’s methane emissions are covered by agreements to reduce them
Researchers hoping to debunk Edel Wasserman’s doubted claims of the first interlinked rings end up supporting them
New mechanism is ‘totally different’ from well-known hinging model
A combination of x-ray diffraction experiments and simulations suggests that an intense laser can transform polystyrene
Scientists identify proteins from cereal species using mass spectrometry
US environment agency estimates its new regulation would avoid over 600 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 2042
Move allays concerns that safety legislation could have been revoked
One worker killed and four hospitalised at Seqens in Newburyport
Victims were instantly overwhelmed by gas, which left high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide in air
Local campaigners claim PFAS emissions from US plant violate various rights, including to clean water and a sustainable environment
Rosalind Franklin was more than just a ‘wronged heroine’
Blast in hydrogen peroxide unit of Sinochem plant in Liaocheng
$16 million in fines and probation related to fatal methyl mercaptan leak at La Porte, US
European Food Safety Authority recommends 20,000-fold reduction in BPA levels
Governments agree to support collaboration on AI, sustainability and decarbonisation
Prosecutors requested 90 days in prison for concealing ties to Chinese university and programmes, but he ended up with time served
Paper mills that produce papers to order are thought to be targeting some of the biggest journals
As battery demand grows, recycling needs to capture more of the valuable resources in each cell
Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna is helping lead a new $70 million project combining metagenomics and CRISPR to solve health, climate problems
Case raises fresh questions over chemists that are an author on many manuscripts
