WOLFENDEN1 emphasizes the trivial basis of the nomenclature of the elements. In a systematic system the elements need only be named by their atomic numbers. Numerical subscripts could be replaced ...

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This article was originally published with the title “ Uniformity in Chemical Nomenclature ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 46 No. 16 (April 1882), p. 240 doi:10.1038 ...

Black smoke hung over a chemical plant in eastern China on Wednesday, a day after a massive blast killed at least five people, flattened buildings and fuelled safety fears among residents living ...

Chemical pneumonia is an unusual type of lung irritation. Pneumonia usually is caused by a bacteria or virus. In chemical pneumonia, inflammation of lung tissue is from poisons or toxins. Only a ...

An explosion at a chemical plant in Shandong province in eastern China on Tuesday has killed five people with a further six still missing, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The explosion, which ...

A significant explosion struck Gaomi Youdao Chemical Co. in Weifang, Shandong province, China, on Tuesday, prompting a large-scale emergency response. The blast, which occurred around noon local ...

The pilot for the voluntary chemical castration of sex offenders will be extended to 20 prisons in England, the justice secretary has said. Shabana Mahmood said she would expand a small pilot in ...

Chemical castration has been used on sex offenders in several countries over many years, with some success - but it remains controversial. The principle of treatment, when used on men, is to ...

Work teams and professional rescue forces have been dispatched to a chemical plant blast that took place in Gaomi, a county-level city of Shandong province, on Tuesday, according to the Ministry ...

Physical and chemical sunscreens both offer sun protection, but they do so in different ways. Learn the difference, plus the pros and cons of each.