Abandoned chemical plants and stores pose cleanup challenges
Canadian academic community mourns the deaths of students and colleagues
Two employees killed and seven others injured at Iqoxe plant in Tarragona
Workers overcome by fumes in enclosed tanker truck
EU plans to regulate these compounds as a single class, as action on them stalls in the US
Top researcher gets 12 years in prison for routing £3.8 million in government grants to companies he controlled
Cartridge-based e-cigarettes in flavours other than menthol or tobacco without regulatory approval will be removed from sale
Biogen’s aducanumab offers the possibility to slow disease progress, but regulators will likely want more convincing evidence
Halogenated compounds responsible for one third of global warming in the late 20th century
Landmark study highlights a new avenue for air pollution research
Controllable energy input from transmission electron microscope captures atoms dissociating and recombining
Move follows similar bans in several European states, with safety agency citing ‘absence of scientific data ruling out genotoxic risks’
Huge growth in high-quality research means China leads this year’s Nature ranking
‘Culture of overwork’ a problem in many countries, researchers claim
The White House is apparently poised to force the immediate free distribution of scientific journal articles arising from federal funding
Spread of superbugs a growing problem for the subcontinent
Analysis of 6 million papers finds male lead authors are up to 21% more likely to use language that casts findings as very significant compared with female ones
Bamboo fibre mugs release ‘alarming’ amounts of potentially harmful compounds into hot drinks, analysis finds
4D Medicine’s biodegradable polymer inks can be 3D-printed into useful biomedical applications
Chemical scientists who have been targeted, accused of or witnessed bullying can now contact the Royal Society of Chemistry’s support line
Lack of an agreed definition has been hampering efforts to take on fraudsters
Dye factory incident kills 9 people, prompting detention of company officials, while a second plant explosion took 4 lives
Enormous 660m2 periodic table adorns Australian university’s new science building
Lecturers and support staff have been on strike for eight days and further action may be on the way
Move marks first time any class of chemical has been prohibited since the Chemical Weapons Convention came into force over two decades ago
Co-authoring with someone outstanding in their field increases the chance that a young scientist will become a leader too
