Researchers report that they’ve developed a sensor made of tiny microspheres packed with blood-sensing bacteria that detect ...

Researchers developed a two-layer shell to encapsulate the estradiol hormone so it bypasses the uterus and releases only within an osteoporotic bone.

Two fellows are placed each year as a staff member in the office of a Senator, Representative, or Committee for a one-year assignment. Fellows learn how government works and how science policy is made ...

Designated August 29, 2013, at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Western Regional Research Center in Albany, California. Flavor is caused by receptors in the mouth and ...

Wastewater can provide clues about a community’s infectious disease status, and even its prescription and illicit drug use. But looking at sewage also provides information on persistent and ...

Izaak Maurits Kolthoff (1894–1993) has been described as the father of modern analytical chemistry for his research and teaching that transformed the ways by which scientists separate, identify, and ...

Infamous for their environmental persistence and potential links to health conditions, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often called forever chemicals, are being discovered in unexpected ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are potentially harmful substances known as “forever chemicals” because they are so difficult to destroy. One emerging technique to degrade PFAS involves ...

Mountains of used plastic bottles get thrown away every day, but microbes could potentially tackle this problem. Now, researchers in ACS Central Science report that they’ve developed a plastic-eating ...

The origins of our modern understanding of disease date to the 1860s, when Louis Pasteur (1822–1895) and others uncovered the role of microorganisms. Germ theory provided a revolutionary approach to ...

The fellows program began in 2009 to recognize and honor ACS members for outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession and ACS. Nominations for the 2026 class of ACS Fellows ...