Insect Stings: Why Do They Ouch So Bad?
A Chemical Reaction Revolutionized Farming 100 Years Ago. Now It Needs to Go
Nobody Knows How High You Are Right Now—It’s Really Hard to Measure
The EPA’s New Toxicology Tests May Save Some Animals
When Congress reauthorizes a decades-old toxic chemicals law this year, the Environmental Protection Agency will finally have to do a safety review of every chemical registered under the law. Yikes.
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The Secret to Snow Removal Is Pickle Juice and Cheese Brine
Snow removal has undergone something of a renaissance in the past decade, and the future is brine.
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Making New Elements Gets a Lot Harder From Here
Discovering an element isn't like it was in the good old days. Now scientists spend years trying to smash atoms together in huge particle accelerators.
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We Need to Talk About the Energy in Chemical Bonds
A common idea is that energy is stored in chemical bonds. This isn't really true. Here's why.
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Even Avogadro Didn’t Know Avogadro’s Number
October 23 is Mole Day and we celebrate Avogadro's number. But what is a mole and how do you find it?
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Chemicals From Roasting Coffee May Be Cramping Lungs
Naturally-occuring chemicals released during coffee roasting could cause a nasty sounding respiratory disease called obliterative bronchiolitis.
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DNA Repair Mechanisms Get the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The 2015 award goes to three scientists who dissected the molecular mechanisms that drive DNA repair.
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