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What would you name a new element on the periodic table? Scientists will soon have to decide. New York Times readers had some suggestions.

By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR

Element 113 is credited to scientists from the Riken institute in Japan, who will bestow an official name more than 12 years after they began their efforts.

By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR

Researchers said they have developed a technique for creating a substance they are calling Q-carbon, which could have uses in medicine and industry.

By JONAH BROMWICH

For decades, aspiring bomb makers including ISIS have desperately tried to get their hands on a lethal substance called red mercury. Theres a reason that they never have.

By C. J. CHIVERS

Dr. Heck shared the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for creating techniques to synthesize complex carbon molecules that are now used to make drugs, electronics and other products.

By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR

Aziz Sancar of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recalls how news of his Nobel Prize in Chemistry was broken to him and says he is honored to share the award with his colleague.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

This weeks three Nobels reflect the globalization of science, which in the last century the United States often dominated.

By WILLIAM J. BROAD

With announcements of this years Nobel Prizes set to kick off on Monday, here is how eight past winners got the word.

As told to CLAUDIA DREIFUS

Dr. Betzig was one of three scientists given the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2014 for a new class of microscope, capping a quest that started in 1982.

By CLAUDIA DREIFUS

As death nears, I am surrounding myself, as I did when I was a boy, with metals and minerals, little emblems of eternity.

By OLIVER SACKS

Dr. Roses early interest in the problem of protein disposal helped lead to the development of a new class of cancer-fighting drugs.

By KENNETH CHANG

Learning about physics and chemistry is often not easy, but through interactivity and other methods, technology can help simplify some concepts.

By KIT EATON

Three apps that use videos and interactive features to help explain the principles of physics, chemistry and other scientific disciplines.

Kit Eaton

The ruling is part of an effort to untangle the mess left after the conviction of a state chemist, Annie Dookhan, whose mishandling of evidence affected as many as 40,000 cases.

By JESS BIDGOOD

Researchers are nearing a better understanding of the chemical reactions that created life on the young planet.

By NICHOLAS WADE

LiquiGlide has found a way to make the interiors of some bottles permanently wet and slippery. That keeps substances like ketchup from sticking inside.

By KENNETH CHANG

Mr. Chauvin helped unlock the secret of green chemistry to produce less hazardous waste in manufacturing.

By KENNETH CHANG

The case for an early Mars that was ripe and ready for living organisms has grown stronger.

By MARC KAUFMAN

75 years ago, Marguerite Perey unearthed an element on the periodic table while working as a technician in Marie Curies lab. Her achievement came at a great cost.

By VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

What would you name a new element on the periodic table? Scientists will soon have to decide. New York Times readers had some suggestions.

By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR

Element 113 is credited to scientists from the Riken institute in Japan, who will bestow an official name more than 12 years after they began their efforts.

By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR

Researchers said they have developed a technique for creating a substance they are calling Q-carbon, which could have uses in medicine and industry.

By JONAH BROMWICH

For decades, aspiring bomb makers including ISIS have desperately tried to get their hands on a lethal substance called red mercury. Theres a reason that they never have.

By C. J. CHIVERS

Dr. Heck shared the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for creating techniques to synthesize complex carbon molecules that are now used to make drugs, electronics and other products.

By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR

Aziz Sancar of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recalls how news of his Nobel Prize in Chemistry was broken to him and says he is honored to share the award with his colleague.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

This weeks three Nobels reflect the globalization of science, which in the last century the United States often dominated.

By WILLIAM J. BROAD

With announcements of this years Nobel Prizes set to kick off on Monday, here is how eight past winners got the word.

As told to CLAUDIA DREIFUS

Dr. Betzig was one of three scientists given the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2014 for a new class of microscope, capping a quest that started in 1982.

By CLAUDIA DREIFUS

As death nears, I am surrounding myself, as I did when I was a boy, with metals and minerals, little emblems of eternity.

By OLIVER SACKS

Dr. Roses early interest in the problem of protein disposal helped lead to the development of a new class of cancer-fighting drugs.

By KENNETH CHANG

Learning about physics and chemistry is often not easy, but through interactivity and other methods, technology can help simplify some concepts.

By KIT EATON

Three apps that use videos and interactive features to help explain the principles of physics, chemistry and other scientific disciplines.

Kit Eaton

The ruling is part of an effort to untangle the mess left after the conviction of a state chemist, Annie Dookhan, whose mishandling of evidence affected as many as 40,000 cases.

By JESS BIDGOOD

Researchers are nearing a better understanding of the chemical reactions that created life on the young planet.

By NICHOLAS WADE

LiquiGlide has found a way to make the interiors of some bottles permanently wet and slippery. That keeps substances like ketchup from sticking inside.

By KENNETH CHANG

Mr. Chauvin helped unlock the secret of green chemistry to produce less hazardous waste in manufacturing.

By KENNETH CHANG

The case for an early Mars that was ripe and ready for living organisms has grown stronger.

By MARC KAUFMAN

75 years ago, Marguerite Perey unearthed an element on the periodic table while working as a technician in Marie Curies lab. Her achievement came at a great cost.

By VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

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