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A team of scientists found out that the invasive weed Bidens pilosa a cheap source of enzymes that help make wine and cheese.

Scientists Made Wine and Cheese Using an Annoying Weed

By Dan Robitzski

The first long-term study on vaping has found that it increases a person's chances of developing lung disease by about a third.

Study: Just Three Years of Vaping Increases Lung Disease Risk

By Kristin Houser

If you think you're cleaning your hands right with hand sanatizer, or gels, or swipes, think again. There's only one right way to do it — and here's how.

This, Not Hand Sanitizer, Will Save Us from the COVID-19 Coronavirus

By Foster Kamer

For the first time, scientists identified a protein molecule in a meteorite. And they say they that it didn't come from Earth.

Scientists Discover Protein in a Meteorite

By Dan Robitzski

President Donald Trump regrets getting personally involved in his administration's vape ban, which could help curb teen vaping.

Trump Says He Now Regrets Pushing for Vape Ban

By Kristin Houser

Researchers from Italy claim to have discovered two new cannabinoids, including one they say is 30 times more potent than THC.

Newly Discovered Weed Compound Is 30 Times More Potent Than THC

By Kristin Houser

Medical researchers gave Alzheimer's patients LSD to see how it affected their cognition. The treatment seemed safe, paving the way for future studies.

Doctors Are Giving Alzheimer’s Patients LSD

By Dan Robitzski

Marijuana can literally change a user's heart, enlarging its left ventricle and impairing function, according to a new study.

New Research: Marijuana Changes Heart Structure

By Kristin Houser

The Centers for Disease Control has released a list of vaping brands EVALI sufferers said they used prior to contracting the lung disease.

CDC: These Are the Brands Linked to the Vaping Epidemic

By Kristin Houser

A woman developed a rare disease called "cobalt lung" after vaping marijuana for just six months, according to a new case study.

Doctors Think Vaping Gave This Woman a Rare Lung Disease

By Kristin Houser

Oregon startup Silo Wellness created a nasal spray that delivers precise amounts of the magic mushroom compound psilocybin with each pump for microdosing.

This Startup Made a Nose Spray for Microdosing Psilocybin

By Kristin Houser

The FDA just sent a torrent of letters warning there's no evidence that CBD use has the medical benefits that companies claim, and it's in fact dangerous.

FDA Cracks Down on CBD, Saying It Has “Real Risks”

By Dan Robitzski

When British teen Ewan Fisher was 16 years old, he took up vaping. Within five months, he was in intensive care on two forms of life support.

UK Teen Needed Life Support After Vaping for Just Five Months

By Kristin Houser

New CDC research solidifies scientists' hunch that a compound called vitamin E acetate is causing the ongoing "vape lung" outbreak.

The CDC Says It Really Knows What’s Causing “Vape Lung” This Time

By Dan Robitzski

A new lawsuit claims that JUUL shipped a million contaminated vape pods to customers and then fired an exec for voicing his concerns about it.

Former Juul Exec: Company Shipped a Million “Contaminated” Pods

By Kristin Houser

To find out what teens are smoking, two researchers collected trash from the grounds of 12 high schools over the course of eight months.

Scientists Dug Through Teens’ Trash to See What They’re Smoking

By Kristin Houser

The lung tissue of people suffering from a mysterious vaping-related illness exhibited damage similar to that of lungs exposed to poisons.

Lungs of “Vape Lung” Patients Look Like They Inhaled Poison

By Kristin Houser

In a new investigation, NBC News tested bootleg vape cartridges — and found that they all contained a chemical that can turn into hydrogen cyanide.

Investigation Finds Cyanide, a Literal Poison, in Vape Cartridges

By Jon Christian

The FDA has launched a criminal investigation into the vaping-related sickness that has now killed 9 Americans and left hundreds of others ill.

What to Expect From the FDA’s Criminal Investigation into Vaping

By Kristin Houser

An AP investigation shows that a troubling number of CBD products are spiked with synthetic marijuana, which can cause comas, psychotic behavior, and death.

Some CBD Tainted With Substance That Causes Death, Comas, Insanity

By Dan Robitzski

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to ban flavored vaping products in the state as part of a push to keep residents from falling victim to vape lung.

New York’s Governor Wants to Ban Flavored Vapes

By Kristin Houser

Doctors examining sufferers of the deadly vape lung sickness sweeping the U.S. have identified a rare type of cell in the patients' lungs.

Doctors Identify New Link Between “Vape Lung” Sufferers

By Kristin Houser

A third person has died from the vaping-related sickness sweeping the U.S., prompting health officials to urge people to put a halt to their e-cig usage.

Third Person Dies From Vaping-Related Epidemic

By Kristin Houser

Health officials have a promising lead in their investigation of a strange vaping-related illness sweeping the United States: vitamin E acetate.

This Chemical May Be Causing Vaping-Related Deaths, Hospitalizations

By Kristin Houser

A second person has died from an illness contracted after vaping, and the THC product they'd vaped was legal in their state.

Mysterious Vaping-Related Sickness Kills Second Person

By Kristin Houser

An Illinois resident had died from a mysterious respiratory illness related to vaping, and officials still aren't certain as to its cause.

Officials Announce First Death From Vaping-Related Illness

By Kristin Houser

In an interview with "CBS This Morning," JUUL Labs CEO Kevin Burns called the rash of respiratory illnesses related to vaping "worrisome."

JUUL CEO Tries Blaming “Worrisome” Vaping-Related Illness on THC

By Kristin Houser

Vaping Black-Market Cannabis Oil Is Putting People Into Comas

By Kristin Houser

The DEA will begin reviewing applications from researchers interested in growing marijuana, finally making good on a 2016 promise.

DEA Announces Plan to Expand Researchers’ Access to Marijuana

By Kristin Houser

Researchers at Purdue University say a new chemical technique technique turns waste plastic back into useful polymers — or even clean fuel.

New Chemistry Technique Turns Waste Plastic Into Clean Fuel

By Jon Christian

Researchers from Ghent University have figured out a way to store data in a powder, and it could help us move away from magnetic storage solutions.

We Can Now Store Data in the Form of a Powder

By Kristin Houser

Researchers Identify the “Missing Link” in the Chemistry of Saturn’s Largest Moon

Researchers Identify the “Missing Link” in the Chemistry of Saturn’s Largest Moon

By Kristin Houser

Scientists have undertaken a project to unlock Bioinspired Light-Escalated Chemistry (BioLEC), a new type of science that could help replace fossil fuels.

Sugar, Light, And A New Type of Chemistry — What It May Take To Wean Us Off Fossil Fuels

By Dan Robitzski

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Scientists Find That Smartphone Addiction Alters Your Brain Chemistry

Scientists Made a Two-Dimensional Material That’s Never Been Seen in Nature

Scientists Made a Two-Dimensional Material That’s Never Been Seen in Nature

Researchers Release Results of the Most Detailed Survey of Atmospheric Chemistry Ever Attempted

Researchers Release Results of the Most Detailed Survey of Atmospheric Chemistry Ever Attempted

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Scientists Are Creating Materials From DNA

Research into Cryo-Electron Microscopy Lands Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Research into Cryo-Electron Microscopy Lands Nobel Prize in Chemistry

New Discovery Makes It Easier to Remove Radioactive Elements From Nuclear Waste

New Discovery Makes It Easier to Remove Radioactive Elements From Nuclear Waste

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Researchers Used CRISPR to Manipulate the Social Activities of Ants

A New Quantum Understanding is About to Turn Chemistry on Its Head

A New Quantum Understanding is About to Turn Chemistry on Its Head

This “Smart Drug” Could Hack Your Brain Chemistry to Increase Your Intelligence

This “Smart Drug” Could Hack Your Brain Chemistry to Increase Your Intelligence

The Heart of a Supernova Revealed Unexpected Clues About How Stars Form

The Heart of a Supernova Revealed Unexpected Clues About How Stars Form

Neil DeGrasse Tyson Says “We’re Not Likely Alone in the Universe.”

Neil DeGrasse Tyson Says “We’re Not Likely Alone in the Universe.”

By Patrick Caughill

Understanding Nanotechnology & Astrochemistry

Understanding Nanotechnology & Astrochemistry

By Jolene Creighton

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Scientists Have Finally Created a Molecule That Was 70 Years in the Making

By Neil C. Bhavsar

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Newly Created Helium Compound Could Completely Change Chemistry

By June Javelosa

The Four New Elements On The Periodic Table Now Have Names

The Four New Elements On The Periodic Table Now Have Names

By Charmaine Caparas

Breakthrough Chemistry: We Can Now Create A New Form of Light

By Jess Vilvestre

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Nanomachines Score The 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

By Jelor Gallego

Meet Polonium-210: One of the Most Toxic Substances Known to Man

Meet Polonium-210: One of the Most Toxic Substances Known to Man

By Sarah Marquart

Researchers “Grow” Nanoparticles Using Gold and Light

Researchers “Grow” Nanoparticles Using Gold and Light

By Jelor Gallego

Newest Discovery Moves Us One Step Closer To Making Synthetic Organisms With Reverse Biochemistry

Newest Discovery Moves Us One Step Closer To Making Synthetic Organisms With Reverse Biochemistry

By Todd Jaquith

Structure Of Ice With a Record-Low Density Just Uncovered

Structure Of Ice With a Record-Low Density Just Uncovered

By Jelor Gallego

Japanese Research Institute Earns Right to Name Element 113

Japanese Research Institute Earns Right to Name Element 113

By Jolene Creighton

Scientists use high powered microscopes to get the clearest image yet of telomerase

Scientists use high powered microscopes to get the clearest image yet of telomerase

By Joseph Libunao