Your Showerhead Is Really Gross—and It Might Make You Sick
Time to get out the bleach.
Way back when, chemistry sets were stocked with poison and blowtorches, all in the name of education.
All the gold on Earth may have come from outer space.
Michael Faraday's formal schooling was limited, but his work as a bookbinder allowed him to learn about chemistry, physics, and a mysterious force called "electricity."
Marie Curie’s elder daughter had a brilliant and tragic career of her own.
The processes behind the physics of LEGOs, the chemistry of laundry, and more.
All you need is heat to make it work.
It even works on plastics that have been contaminated by food.
Scientists at UT Austin have developed an inexpensive, portable way to detect nerve agents in the field, and it starts with toy bricks.
Enjoying crispy leftover fries at home is possible.
You're a quick chemistry lesson away from a better brew.
You don't want to come into contact with even the slightest wisp of it.
The rainbow of jars at the Straus Center can tell us a lot about how art comes into being—and how to save it.
Bid farewell to fingerprints on your phone.
This is one case where fresh isn't best.
Creating compounds in the lab just got a lot more precise.
It's called petrichor, and a surprising amount of research has been done into the origins of the scent since it was first identified more than five decades ago.
Lithium is used in everything from smartphone batteries to medication for bipolar disorder.
The kitschy desk ornament's mechanism confounded Albert Einstein.