Mass Spec Roundup: Ubiquitin, Pollutants, and Pain
June 10, 2026
Non-protein ubiquitination, cryogenic chemical mapping, wastewater antidepressants, and new molecular clues to post-stroke pain
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How El Niño Reshaped Emissions in the Amazon
June 10, 2026
Field measurements across the 2023-2024 El Niño reveal persistent drought-linked changes in Amazon volatile emissions
2 min read
Calibrating the Cold Ocean Record
June 5, 2026
Laser ablation ICP-MS extends a culture-based magnesium-to-calcium temperature calibration for G. bulloides down to 6 °C
2 min read
Mass Spec Roundup: Molecules, Messages and Fingermarks
June 3, 2026
Mass spectrometry connects searchable metabolites, engineered protein messages, tetrameric p53 binding, and the chemistry of overlapping fingermarks…
4 min read
The Conversations Shaping ASMS 2026
By Henry Thomas
May 27, 2026
Ahead of ASMS 2026, Boone Prentice considers the technologies, pressures, and conversations shaping mass spectrometry’s next chapter
7 min read
Mass Spec Roundup: Peptides, Particles, Clocks, and Canines
May 27, 2026
From tandem MS peptide discovery to volatile saliva profiling, this week’s roundup follows hidden molecular patterns across cells, air, sediments, aging, and dogs
4 min read
Wastewater Study Tracks Illicit Drug Use Across England
May 27, 2026
A year-long LC-MS/MS study suggests wastewater surveillance can reveal shifts in drug consumption linked to public events, weekends, and law enforcement activity
2 min read
Mass Spec Roundup: Structure Searching Comes to Metabolomics
May 20, 2026
Mass spectrometry brings new detail to searchable metabolites, dynamic protein pockets, ancient hominin proteins, and plant chemistry
3 min read
An Interstellar Signal Captured in Antarctic Ice
May 19, 2026
Iron-60 measurements suggest Earth is sampling supernova-seeded material in the Local Interstellar Cloud
2 min read
Science Against Silence
By Henry Thomas
May 13, 2026
Jacob de Boer reflects on five decades of environmental analytical chemistry, regulation, and responsibility
5 min read
