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Two University of Maryland students were burned Monday afternoon after an explosion sparked a small fire in a chemistry lab, authorities said.

Richard Heck of the U.S. and Ei-Ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki of Japan are honored for developing a key synthetic technique to make complex organic molecules used in medicine and electronics. Two Japanese and an American who developed a key synthetic technique for making complex organic molecules used in medicine, agriculture and electronics have been awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

A chemistry student in the Ukraine was found dead with his jaw blown off by what is believed to be exploding chewing gum, according to reports.

Three scientists who produced an atom-by-atom map of the mysterious, life-giving ribosome won the Nobel Prize for chemistry on Wednesday, a breakthrough that has been vital for the development of new antibiotics.

Valentine Lotharios beware: There's a lot riding on a kiss, new studies on the science of smooching suggest.