Chemist

On April 19, 1943, Albert Hofmann, a chemist working at the Swiss pharmaceutical company Sandoz, swallowed 240 micrograms of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and had the first intentional acid trip…

Frederick D. Greene, an MIT professor emeritus of chemistry, died at 97. Greene was a physical organic chemist and MIT professor for over 40 years and is celebrated for his lasting impact on generations of chemists.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reportedly targeted a manufacturer of poppers, an inhalant drug that has gained increasingly mainstream popularity as an adjunct to clubbing and sexual activity.

From artificial teeth to intravenous injections, the element has a perplexing—and harrowing—past.

Thinking about incorporating snail mucin into your skin care routine? Uncover its ancient origins and the science behind the slime.

Joint Nobel laureates aren't necessarily direct scientific collaborators, and the prize money isn't always split evenly

For reasons explained below, a legal loophole makes delta-8 THC, a psychotropic isomer of delta-9 (the real stuff), perfectly legal. Kids can (and do) buy it. But there is very little of delta-8. You'd need a hemp farm the size of Jupiter to harvest enough. Enter the chemists. It can be made from CBD, but look out - the reaction is a mess so whatever is being sold as delta-8 is often a complex mixture of chemicals,…

Matthew Hutson on biologists' efforts to engineer crops that can eat nitrogen from the air, an advancement that would decrease famines and reduce fertilizer use.

The material can be tempered into different shapes — like steel in the hands of a blacksmith — and could someday transform space travel, recycling and more.

The actor's autopsy revealed he had died from taking ketamine, currently being touted as a miracle treatment for mental health problems

The robot was tested in a simulated Martian environment, and can one day be used to aid humanity's survival on the Red Planet.

Scientists want to split Martian water to make oxygen. They're employing AI to light the way.

As companies join the hunt, can the field of mind-altering synthetic substances stay true to its original pioneering spirit of wonder, curiosity and connection?

We talked to a dermatologist about the best ones to buy now.

Lise Meitner, an Austrian-born Jewish physicist, never received the Nobel Prize she deserved for her pioneering work on nuclear fission

It is that time of year when my poor dog cowers under the bed as the rocket's red glare of fireworks is seen and heard across the country. Perhaps I am stealing from my fellow writer and chemist, Dr. Bloom, but I just wanted to share what I had learned about the chemistry underlying all that color filling our skies.

In the Northeast, honeysuckle – perhaps the sweetest smelling flower around – is blooming. It's not just sweet it's also easily identified. What chemicals make honeysuckle smell so good? You may be surprised.

Microchip entrepreneur and architect of Moore's Law.

Chemistry is hard enough to understand. But this already-convoluted field of science can be even worse because of some stuff that defies logic. Here are five examples.

The complicated, ever-changing, millennia-long relationship between insects and humans.