Berberine, a naturally occurring isoquinoline alkaloid found in plants, strengthens antioxidant defenses, reduces inflammation, and preserves healthy liver and kidney function during growth in rats

Researchers developed a high-throughput approach to identify optimal CoCu catalysts for sustainable urea synthesis via NO₃⁻ and CO₂ co-reduction

A coumarin-based aggregation-induced emission (AIE) probe uses intramolecular conformation locking to enable sensitive, selective, and rapid Hg²⁺ detection

Ion-dipole driven self-assembly yields amphibious silicate frameworks with host-guest recognition in solution and permanent porosity in the solid state

A targeted photosensitizer uses a "host-guest" supramolecular strategy to selectively bind to periodontitis bacteria and, when activated by light, eliminate them while supporting tissue healing

One-third of substances in imported mixtures lacked proper REACH registration, while restricted hazardous chemicals were found above legal limits

Lauren Niu, USA, receives the €10,000 Mario Markus Prize for playful science for her research on the geometry of knitted fabrics

The simultaneous construction of non-adjacent axial and flexible, acyclic central chirality using a single palladium catalyst

Professor Henning Hopf, a leading German organic chemist and known his long service to the scientific community, celebrates his 85th birthday

Researchers developed a light-activated molecule that releases nitric oxide and peroxynitrite to efficiently treat biofilm infections