All articles by Rebecca Trager
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BusinessUS officially moves to dismantle drinking water PFAS regulations
If finalised, the new rules will remove limits on four substances and give utilities longer to comply with remaining limits
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NewsCould lab-grown cocoa be the solution to the climate and supply chain woes plaguing chocolate?
Companies are ready to begin supplying chocolate makers with cell-based cocoa powder in early 2027
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BusinessUS FDA commissioner Makary resigns amid chaos and questions
Marty Makary’s departure, amid reports that Trump planned to fire him, is the result of an ‘inherited crisis’ and ‘shifting FDA standards’, BIO says
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NewsTrump administration job cuts have led to peer-reviewed publications falling dramatically at EPA
Scientific publications coming out of the US environmental agency fell 19% in the first year after Trump’s re-election and has kept sliding
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NewsPhysical chemist receives 15-year US federal research funding ban
Former tenured university professor found to have fabricated or falsified data in 12 research papers
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NewsFormer NSF leaders and its board urge Senate to restore agency’s governance
Thirteen former heads of National Science Foundation and its advisory body respond to Trump administration’s abrupt dismissal of the agency’s entire board
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NewsArrest of Fauci’s former aide sparks political persecution concerns
Virologist David Morens, who was a long-term NIH adviser, faces up to 51 years in prison
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NewsUC Berkeley chemistry professor accused of sexual harassment
Almost 800 current and former students, graduate researchers and faculty are calling for change following claims by former grad student
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NewsStringent regulations on dichloromethane are forcing US labs to rethink use of common solvent
As broad ban on DCM is finalised, US labs have either abandoned the chemical or readied themselves for exposure monitoring in November
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NewsTrump administration fires entire board of US’s National Science Foundation without warning
Move leaves the nation’s largest chemistry funder without a board or director
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BusinessFatal incident at US catalyst refiner under investigation
Two dead and 21 injured at silver reclamation facility after chemical mixture released hydrogen sulfide
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NewsChina’s comprehensive new chemical safety law due to take effect
The new rule, coming into force in May, bolsters risk management and tightens requirements for chemical production, storage, use and transport
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ResearchMore than 20 organic compounds found on Mars – many for the first time
International team detects benzothiophene, methyl benzoate, naphthalene, as well as single and dicyclic aromatic molecules
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NewsThree chemistry Nobel laureates shared their failures – and how they overcame them
Laureates talk about how they faced frustration and self-doubt over whether they were cut out for chemistry before they finally triumphed
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NewsBiomedical researchers lose US citizenship over trade secrets theft
Chinese-born couple denaturalised after convictions for attempting to profit from stolen intellectual property relating to exosome isolation
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OpinionUS chemists worried by chilling effects of Trump’s second term
Researchers are concerned about funding cuts and self-censorship
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NewsTrump renews proposals to slash US science agency budgets
White House requests a 55% reduction to the National Science Foundation’s budget, with other agencies facing similar cuts
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NewsWomen and early-career researchers bore the burden of NIH’s funding disruptions
Almost 58% of the studies the US National Institutes of Health suddenly cancelled last year were female-led
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NewsExplosive growth in metal–organic framework research is concentrated in China
China contributes about 59% of global MOF publications, with the US in second place and the UK towards the bottom, analysis finds
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NewsPreliminary results suggest high lead levels can be found in discount children’s clothing
Tests of lead levels in 12 children’s t-shirts from various fast fashion retailers exceeds US federal limits