Where do the autumn colors in leaves come from? Why do the leaves fall from the tree? Why do leaves turn brown?

Why does a match burn? Why does it ignite only on the friction surface of the matchbox?

The video looks at the chemistry involved when urinating in a chlorinated pool

The unpleasant side-effect of enjoying asparagus which is seldomly talked about sounds like exciting chemistry

Launched on this day ten years ago in Paris by 16 European chemical societies - Celebrate with us and have the chance to win prizes

Video explains how Printing of parking tickets and receipts works

We celebrate with our sister journal Chemistry – A European Journal and invite you to explain your research in a 3-minute video

Nicola Gaston, University of Auckland, New Zealand, talks about fairness and equality in research

Extinguished candle pulls egg through bottleneck

Wax vapor reignites a candle