Hans-Joachim Freund, director of the Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany, will be awarded the Karl Ziegler Prize

BASF and Lynas Corporation establish long-term rare earth supply agreement

Metal–organic framework that selectively binds oxygen could separate oxygen from air in a less energy-intensive way

Discovery of a new binary system that includes a planet made of diamond

Peter Atkins discusses the future of chemical education and the role of the multimedia electronic textbook

Positively charged nanoparticles generated for the first time by versatile and general method that wraps them in amphiphilic polymers

A new map of Antarctica illustrates for the first time how ice moves across the continent

Critical cellular protein that the Ebola virus needs to cause infection and disease identified; it is a promising antiviral target

Pumpkin-shaped molecular container displays high affinity and selectivity for small hydrocarbons with applications in gas separation

The work is expected to lead to innovative methods for real-time detection of numerous threats from biological aerosol exposures