From reaction speed to environmental safety, solvent choice can make or break a chemical process. New tools, models, and data are helping scientists select greener, safer, and more effective options.

I lived in Tampa, Florida, for years before moving to rural Virginia. It was busy. It was noisy. It was constant motion. And you get used to that pace; you tell yourself it is normal. But after a ...

Polar bears are now adding new foods to their diet, including reindeer, walruses and bird eggs Charlotte Phillipp is a Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024, and was ...

Scientists have reported some rare good news from the Arctic. As the climate changes and the ice melts, in one region at least, polar bears are thriving — finding new ways to survive, and even packing ...

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Polar bears are the poster children of climate change—and for good reason. These giant bears hunt, mate and spend their days hanging out on Arctic sea ice, which is rapidly disappearing as the climate ...

The finding offers a small window of hope for a polar bear population vulnerable to the effects of climate change. A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walks on pack ice in Svalbard, Norway. The effects ...

Seals favored by Svalbard bears are becoming easier to hunt as ice declines, a study found. But researchers say the situation may be temporary. By Eric Niiler The population of polar bears in Norway’s ...

The polar vortex is sending arctic blasts and chilly temperatures to most of the United States, and states from Texas to Oklahoma could see snow, sleet and ice. As of Wednesday, Jan. 21, millions of ...

Viridis Chemical has halted work on an almost-completed plant near Peoria, Illinois, intended to make ethyl acetate, a solvent, from corn rather than fossil fuels. The firm spent much of 2025 moving ...