Faraday started his scientific journey as a chemist, quickly earning recognition for his exceptional technical abilities. He identified several organic compounds, most notably benzene, and succeeded ...

Two centuries after its discovery, the simple yet revolutionary molecule benzene continues to shape our world. From being the gas that illuminated London in the 19th century to the cutting-edge ...

You are warmly invited to attend the Kathleen Lonsdale Public Lecture, to be held on Wednesday 10 September 2025 at the University of Leeds (School of Chemistry and Sir William Henry Bragg Building), ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It seems a jarringly familiar story: a lament from an eminent female scientist about how hard it is for women ...

When an independent laboratory filed a citizen’s petition in March 2024, urging the FDA to recall and suspend the sale of acne products containing benzoyl peroxide after finding what it termed ...

A quick and simple fluorescent test can detect trace quantities of benzene in both liquid and vapor form. The new test uses paper strips impregnated with a supramolecular host-guest assembly system ...

When G. Stephen Kocheril started as a research associate at Jila, his first project was to experimentally test a decades-old theoretical reaction pathway for interstellar benzene formation. He was ...

Authorities in the Czech Republic’s Olomouc region declare a state of emergency a month after a train derailment caused what they called the world’s largest benzene contamination of its kind. Czech ...

In this very important year for the Ri, marking 200 years of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES, 200 years of Discourses and 200 years since the discovery of Benzene, we are taking the opportunity to look further ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a recall for retailers on multiple skin-care products due to the presence of benzene, a chemical known to cause serious health risks, ...

Several popular face care products have been recalled over elevated levels of benzene, a possibly carcinogenic chemical. The Food and Drug Administration recall alert was issued earlier this week, ...

“Even with daily use of these products for decades, the risk of a person developing cancer because of exposure to benzene found in these products is very low.” Kara Jillian Brown is the beauty editor ...