Flashes of microlightning between microscopic bubbles of methane in water may ignite the eerie blue flames of will-o’-the wisps, new research suggests.

In this giant whoosh bottle experiment, two types of alcohol - 70% and 95% - are ignited to reveal how concentration changes ...

A chemistry experiment gone wrong led to the evacuation of Kennard-Dale High School on Tuesday. The experiment in question caused a small explosion and smoke in one of the chemistry classrooms, ...

Discover 10 captivating home science experiments that will ignite your curiosity! Dive into DIY chemistry projects and kitchen science for kids, transforming everyday items into incredible scientific ...

It's that time of year again. Fall, when the leaves turn color and the Yankees turn into spectators. At least one of these is ...

“One of these days, someone is going to die” from injuries sustained in a chemistry classroom fire, Calais Weber Biery says. “I almost did.” In 2006, when Biery was 15, her chemistry teacher set up a ...

A moon of Saturn has a surprising variety of carbon-based molecules that look like they were made in its hidden ocean — the ...

Northwestern’s chemistry department is one of the largest in the country, according to chemistry Prof. Franz Geiger. With about 300 people on staff, the NU Chemistry Department churns out new ...

The prize was awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi for the development of an architecture that some ...