Noble gases have a reputation for being unreactive, inert elements, but more than 60 years ago Neil Bartlett demonstrated the first way to bond xenon. He created XePtF6, an orange-yellow solid.

Chemical compounds consisting of noble gases combined with hydrocarbon molecules – a feat previously thought to be unattainable – have been created as the result of the work of researchers at the ...

Merck & Co. Inc. is farming out some of its cardiovascular discovery effort to privately held Canadian firm Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. in a deal that would bring in up to $94.5 million for the first ...