Today marks the 350th anniversary of the onslaught of the Great Plague which decimated businesses and communities and saw as many as 10,000 people die every day.The panic began on February 12, 1665. Exactly 350 years ago this week in a house in London’s Drury Lane, a man died unexpectedly. His

There are hundreds of spray-on pheromone products that claim to put you on the fast track to romance. While pheromones are a prevalent form of chemical communication across the animal kingdom, can they really help humans land a mate? The Reactions team at American Chemical Society sets out to see

HOPES have been raised of finding a cure for the deadly Ebola disease after scientists today revealed a breakthrough in an experimental. Experts have found the ZMapp drug had a 100 per cent success rate in treating monkeys who caught the virus which has swept through West Africa. Views:

A simple and effective procedure to incorporate strongly-emitting inorganic clusters into nematic liquid crystals has been reported by a team from France. By combining the supramolecular paradigms of host–guest chemistry and electrostatic interactions the team have overcome previously

Ibuprofen can banish headaches and soothe throbbing joints, but the drug may have another benefit. A new study shows that it increases longevity in lab organisms, raising the possibility it does the same thing in people. Researchers used to scoff at the idea of extending life span, but it turns out