A new study published in The Lancet eBioMedicine links phthalates—chemicals found in everyday plastic products—to rising global heart disease deaths. Researchers warn that long-term exposure to these ...

A plastic chemical used in containers and packaging caused over 356,000 heart deaths in 2018. Asia faced the worst impact.

set out to fundamentally change the way that we produce the chemicals used in everyday life, his rationale was simple. Chemistry in nature is clean and efficient, while industrial chemistry is ...

Other examples of everyday products that involve organic chemistry ... for many chemical products (e.g., pharmaceuticals, solvents, fertilizers, pesticides, and plastics). The pharmaceutical industry ...

Research links common plastics to thousands of heart disease deaths worldwide, with Black communities facing ...

We use metals in everyday life, for example in jewellery or cars ... Most plastics and synthetic fibres are made from chemicals derived from crude oil and are made up of long chain molecules ...

LONDON (AP) — Astronomers have found possible chemical signs of life ... On Earth, those two compounds are produced primarily by microbial life, such as marine phytoplankton.

It is a laboratory-based science combining biology and chemistry ... on surrounding life. Biochemists investigate the mechanisms of drug actions; engage in viral research; conduct research pertaining ...

A new study tested 16 children’s mattresses and found widespread contamination with harmful semivolatile organic compounds ...