What’s Inside Blue Ballpoint Ink? Fatty Acids and Alcohol
There is now a sixth taste – and it explains why we love carbs
Sweet, salty, bitter, sour, umami – and “starchy”? It seems we can sense bread-like flavours associated with complex carbohydrates as a taste in their own right
Supersized molecules stretch a thousand times further than usual
Colossal molecules have been created that are a full micrometre wide, and could find uses in quantum computing
What’s Inside Industrial Epoxy? BPA and Somethin’ Garlicky
Rio’s Diving Pool: Still Finding It Too Easy to Be Green
Whatever’s in Synthetic Marijuana, It’s the Opposite of Chill
What’s Inside Sunscreen? The Same Stuff That’s in Silly Putty
E-Cigs Are Going Tobacco-Free With Synthetic Nicotine
Four new element names to be added to the periodic table
Elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 will likely now be known as nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson
What’s Inside Frontline Plus: The Chemical One-Two Punch That Kills Your Pet’s Fleas
