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The mysterious reason why women get hotter from age 18 to 42

Wed, 20 May 2026 19:00:46 +0000

Women experience a steady rise in body temperature from their teens to midlife, which may be useful for monitoring ageing and overall health

Can we harness quantum effects to create a new kind of healthcare?

Wed, 20 May 2026 18:00:42 +0000

Experiments hint that quantum mechanisms are vital to the machinery of life. Now researchers are exploring if these effects help to explain the success of an array of puzzling health treatments

We could generate hydrogen from rocks while storing CO2 in them

Wed, 20 May 2026 17:00:32 +0000

Storing carbon dioxide in rocks while producing hydrogen from them - and perhaps even geothermal power too - could be a double win on the climate front, and several groups are trying to make it happen

The Selfish Gene at 50: Why Dawkins’s evolution classic still holds up

Wed, 20 May 2026 14:00:33 +0000

When Richard Dawkins’s first blockbuster book was published half a century ago, few genes had ever been sequenced or studied in detail. Yet the book’s gene-centred view of evolution still has much to teach us in today’s genetic age

Intoxicating and astonishing: Why 'The Selfish Gene' almost never was

Wed, 20 May 2026 14:00:25 +0000

Fifty years ago, a draft of Richard Dawkins’s first book landed on book editor Michael Rodgers’s desk – and life was never the same

After news about Oliver Sacks's "lies", we revisit his best-loved book

Wed, 20 May 2026 14:00:05 +0000

Last year, The New Yorker revealed the late Sacks's "guilt" about his “falsification” in The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, but is this story about more than just the facts?

Nottingham’s chemistry department faces loss of 30% of faculty amid university-wide staff cuts

Wed, 20 May 2026 13:56:00 +0000

The department’s technicians and support staff are also at risk

Not alive, but not dead: disembodied human brains used for drug testing

Wed, 20 May 2026 11:40:00 +0000

By restoring some functions to intact brains from deceased donors, the startup Bexorg hopes to create a better drug development test bed for neurodegenerative diseases

Elusive electronic effect could explain the origins of chirality for all life on Earth

Wed, 20 May 2026 09:01:00 +0000

Study suggests spin selectivity is different in enantiomers – altering their reaction rate – which ‘challenges a fundamental assumption in the field’

Detecting airborne pathogens by DNA sequencing

Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000

UK spin-out Agnos Biosciences turned a ‘wacky idea’ into a sensor with applications from agriculture to hospitals

Africa should treat entrepreneurial science as a lifeline, not a luxury

Wed, 20 May 2026 08:49:00 +0000

Synchronised action from universities, policymakers and scientists is needed to bridge the gap from ideas to impact

U.S. researchers face new restrictions on publishing with foreign collaborators

Wed, 20 May 2026 04:55:00 +0000

NIH, NASA grantees are confused and concerned amid agencies’ piecemeal communication

Microbiologist wins Georgia primary for U.S. House seat

Wed, 20 May 2026 02:35:00 +0000

Jasmine Clark is set to become the first Black congresswoman with a science Ph.D.

We may finally know why dinosaurs like T. rex evolved tiny arms

Wed, 20 May 2026 00:01:19 +0000

Five different groups of predatory dinosaurs independently evolved disproportionately small arms, and it seems they did so because their heads became so large and powerful

The distant world that is our best hope of finding alien life

Tue, 19 May 2026 16:00:41 +0000

A decade ago, we discovered an exceptionally exciting exoplanet that could be the best candidate for hosting alien life. Now we’re about to find out if it really is

Solar farm on the ocean outperforms land-based solar in Taiwan

Tue, 19 May 2026 16:00:37 +0000

A solar farm in a tidal bay has generated more electricity and profits than a nearby coastal solar farm, but challenges could arise as floating solar moves further offshore

Electrifying MOF synthesis drastically reduces time it takes to make them

Tue, 19 May 2026 13:59:00 +0000

External electric fields stimulate the formation of various metal–organic framework materials

Wind-assisted cargo ships could more than halve shipping emissions

Tue, 19 May 2026 13:00:13 +0000

If wind-assisted cargo ships chose routes based entirely on where the winds are better, their fuel use could be cut in half or even completely eliminated

British Steel’s nationalisation plan contrasts against chemical industry decline

Tue, 19 May 2026 12:45:00 +0000

UK steel production has been declining for decades thanks to high costs and cheap imports

Colossal claims an artificial eggshell will help it bring back the moa

Tue, 19 May 2026 12:09:59 +0000

Colossal Biosciences, the company that says it resurrected the dire wolf, now says it has developed artificial eggshells so it can replicate the huge eggs of the moa. Independent experts say this isn't nearly enough to bring back these giant birds

Odd “butterfly” molecule could lead to new parts of the quantum realm

Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:39 +0000

An exotic new molecule is shaped like a butterfly, complete with "wings" made from electrons. The discovery could provide a gateway to completely new parts of the quantum realm

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List: 405 research/teaching positions and 105 teaching positions

Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 405 research/teaching positions and 105 teaching positions.

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On May 20, 2025, the 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 508 research/teaching positions and 100 teaching positions. On May 21, 2024, the 2024 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 556 research/teaching positions and 86 teaching positions. To see long-term trending, go to Andrew Spaeth's visualization of previous years' list, including an update for the 2025 and 2026 lists.

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Handbook of practical advice will help chemistry departments reduce environmental impact, save money

Tue, 19 May 2026 09:29:00 +0000

Collection of real-life examples aims to balance environmental and financial concerns

The future of robot armies is here – and it’s not what you think

Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:42 +0000

Robots are becoming more a part of our lives every year, and worries about a robot army rising up have long plagued the technology. But columnist Annalee Newitz talks to nanobot researchers and finds out the real robot army could be a welcome solution to medical or environmental problems

New study strengthens idea that humans evolved from knuckle-walking ancestors

Tue, 19 May 2026 07:01:00 +0000

Analysis charts evolution of the joint that made our species so nimble

Vaccine experts debate options to combat outbreak of unusual Ebola strain

Tue, 19 May 2026 05:40:00 +0000

Small monkey experiments raise some hopes—and many questions

Can extra snoozing reverse the health hazards of a bad night’s sleep?

Tue, 19 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Catching more z’s the day after a shortened slumber appears to reduce risk of early death

A new genetically modified rice could improve children’s health. But will it be grown?

Tue, 19 May 2026 03:45:00 +0000

Philippines takes first step toward approving rice with increased iron and zinc

Mystery of the ancient giant stone jars of Laos may have been solved

Tue, 19 May 2026 00:01:23 +0000

In central Laos, the landscape is littered with enormous stone jars, some 3 metres high, and we may be closer to understanding how and when they were used

Floatation tanks deployed to combat PTSD after devastating wildfires

Mon, 18 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Maui in Hawaii experienced some of the worst wildfires in US history in 2023. Amid concerns of a PTSD epidemic, floatation tanks are being deployed to the island to help restore people's mental health

What is love? Even a meeting on the subject can't find the answer

Mon, 18 May 2026 16:00:19 +0000

Scientists recently gathered for a conference called Love, Actually and in Theory, but didn't settle on a definition of the topic at hand

How I used psychology to come back from the worst year of my life

Mon, 18 May 2026 16:00:16 +0000

Work, illness, divorce: life is riddled with stressors out of your control. But research is revealing new ways to cope with these challenges and find hope instead of despair

The 3 things you need to know about protein, according to an expert

Mon, 18 May 2026 14:00:57 +0000

Why have so many people become fixated on protein? Donald Layman is one of the people behind the research showing the benefits of getting more protein in your diet, but he thinks things have gone too far and wants to set the record straight

New record set by quantum computing as it models its largest protein yet

Mon, 18 May 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Two IBM quantum processors working in concert with two supercomputers simulate a protein–ligand system with 12,000 atoms

The Ebola emergency shines a light on the urgent need for new vaccines

Mon, 18 May 2026 13:11:15 +0000

A little-known strain of Ebola virus is behind an ongoing health emergency, prompting researchers to call for the acceleration of vaccine candidates against such infections

Your body clock has seasonal rhythms and it matters for vaccines

Mon, 18 May 2026 12:00:51 +0000

We think of our body clock ticking over on a 24-hour cycle, but evidence is growing that it has seasonal rhythms, which could affect our response to vaccines

The ‘doomsday’ glacier’s giant ice shelf is about to break away

Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:26 +0000

The floating ice shelf of world’s widest glacier – Thwaites glacier in Antarctica – is detaching, with worrying implications for global sea-level rise

How depolymerisation could enable infinite reuse of plastics

Mon, 18 May 2026 09:59:00 +0000

Nina Notman discovers how a type of chemical recycling – depolymerisation – could increase recycling rates, reduce plastic waste and enable a more circular economy

The hidden pockets of the universe where the future can cause the past

Mon, 18 May 2026 09:00:40 +0000

Inside some very special black holes, there may be a boundary called a Cauchy horizon. Columnist Leah Crane explores the place beyond which physics breaks and anything is possible

¿Este científico fue demasiado lejos en su intento por salvar la vida silvestre de Ecuador?

Mon, 18 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Los esfuerzos de Alejandro Arteaga por identificar y proteger reptiles y anfibios tropicales lo han envuelto en controversia

Scientists play catch-up to startling Ebola outbreak

Mon, 18 May 2026 07:30:00 +0000

Testing, sequencing, and clinical trial efforts spring to life as Bundibugyo virus spreads

BREAKING: WHO declares major outbreak of rare Ebola virus species an international emergency

Sat, 16 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000

No vaccines or treatments exist for Ebola Bundibugyo, which has caused hundreds of suspected cases and 80 deaths in Congo and Uganda; WHO warns of "potentially much larger outbreak"

Himalayan wolf-dog hybrids emerge as a threat to wolves and people

Sat, 16 May 2026 08:00:50 +0000

In Ladakh, Himalayan wolves are increasingly breeding with feral dogs, giving rise to a new animal known as khipshang that could injure humans and outcompete other carnivores

First test of CO2 removal with green sand finds no harm to marine life

Fri, 15 May 2026 15:41:05 +0000

Adding olivine to the ocean could remove CO2 from the atmosphere, and a pilot project in New York state found no signs of adverse effects on seafloor organisms

SpaceX is about to launch tallest and most powerful rocket in history

Fri, 15 May 2026 15:00:23 +0000

A record-breaking new version of Starship, due to launch within days, could form the basis of NASA's ambitious Artemis programme that aims to put humans back on the moon as soon as 2028

Cleaning up air pollution could weaken vital AMOC ocean current

Fri, 15 May 2026 14:40:36 +0000

Global warming already threatens to destabilise the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, and new research shows that regional clean-air policies could reduce its strength further

CAR T-cell therapy bolstered by stiffening up cancer cells first

Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:45 +0000

CAR T-cell therapy has been hugely successful in treating certain types of tumours, and stiffening up cancer cells beforehand could make it even more effective

Where do you think your ‘self’ is? Your answer is revealing

Fri, 15 May 2026 09:00:47 +0000

People who imagine their self to reside in their head or their heart have different approaches to life. Columnist David Robson explores the benefits of learning to shift where you sense your self, and how this practice could improve your relationships and decision-making

A museum mould mystery

Fri, 15 May 2026 08:59:00 +0000

Even best practices aren’t always enough to protect heritage sites

Atomic manipulation enters the mesoscale as 40,000 atoms repositioned in single crystal

Fri, 15 May 2026 08:42:00 +0000

Electron beam method used to create ’a new form of engineered artificial matter’