Hydrogen, the lightest element on the periodic table, is a master of escaping almost any container it's stored in. Its ...

Two inexpensive commercial materials store solar energy as electrons and release hydrogen fuel on demand in darkness, requiring no external power and setting a new performance record.

A 30-ton shipment of a chemical that can be used as fertilizer or an explosive is missing from a California-bound railroad car after rail officials confirmed it disappeared during a trip across the ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

“This system demonstrates remarkable efficiency in storing solar energy as electrons,” the study authors said. This work shows that solar energy can be captured, stored, transported as a liquid, and ...

The chemical, ammonium nitrate, is relatively harmless by itself but has caused deadly explosions in industrial accidents and has been used in targeted attacks. By Amanda Holpuch and Joshua Needelman ...

Three hundred and fifty kilograms of ammonium nitrate – an odourless, white crystalline chemical that is a powerful oxidiser and, under the right conditions, can cause a massive explosion – were ...

A Malta-flagged cargo ship loaded with 20,000 tons of potentially explosive material has departed from a port in Norway to undergo repairs. The vessel was reportedly headed to Las Palmas in the ...

A deep-dive into the chemistry and legacy of the compound offers clues into what sparked Lebanon’s catastrophe. A large explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4. The blast, which ...

Barbara Demeneix receives funding from Europe (H2020). Barbara Demeneix is co-founder of Watchfrog (https://www.watchfrog.fr/) but receives no financial compensation ...