Nomenclature -- the "art" of naming organic chemicals -- is crazy making. Some chemical names are simple. Some are complex. What's more, saying the names of some chemicals makes you sound like a ...

Parents aren’t to blame for all the silly names in the world--the absurdity crosses species lines. Imagine a diminutive crustacean having to live up to a name like ...

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry Joint Working Party has announced the official names and symbols of the chemical elements formerly known as 113, 115, 117 and 118. The proposed ...

Everything you eat—and smell, and touch, and breathe in—is made up of chemicals. Vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants are chemicals. So is your beloved caffeine. In fact, if you "took the chemicals" ...

GARDENA, Calif. & NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spectrum Chemical Mfg. Corp, a global leader in fine chemicals, laboratory equipment and supplies, has named the “Top 10 Chemicals that Have ...