Ananlysis of surface samples of city monuments could allow heavy metal levels to be monitored.

The isotopic ratio of atoms from water and beverages is locked into your hair and could be used as a chemical tracking system.

The first issue of the re-launched Israel Journal of Chemistry celebrates the structure, function and inactivation of ribosome.

Klaus Roth concludes his look at espresso with a scrutinizing glance at the foamy, consolidated surface layer, the crema

The creator of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was not just a comic writer but a lover of science – from quantum physics to evolution.

With new impact factors being announced, ChemViews takes a look at their calculation, controversy and usage.

"Gone is gone. There are no alternatives." - Interview with Koop Lammertsma, VU University, the Netherlands.

"It puzzles me why some chemists do not see chemistry as the big science." - Interview with Ben Daivis, University of Oxford, UK

Switches between superhydrophobicity to superhydrophilic with pH could have important applications in medical applications.

The glycoalkaloid tomatine has been shown to inhibit human cancer cells in vitro but its concentration in tomatoes depends on the ripeness.