Chemistry
Ten Cool Science Stories You May Have Missed in 2014
ICYMI, there's a newfound coral reef in Iraq, the smallest force has been detected and more in this year's surprising science
Puberty Is Beginning Earlier in Girls, So What Can Parents Do?
The authors of a new book about the earlier onset of female puberty explain the evidence and offer advice
There’s More to Frankincense and Myrrh Than Meets the Eye
Frankincense and myrrh have interesting medicinal properties
A Bedbug Trap That Might Actually Work
Researchers are learning to use bed bugs pheromones against them
Truffles Have a THC-like Substance in Them
This produces a euphoric smell that likely evolved as a way to trick animals into eating them
Now We Know Where Fat Goes When We Lose Weight
We breathe it out
When Sperm Meets Egg, Zinc Sparks Fly
Billions of tiny zinc particles explode from the surface of mammalian eggs when a sperm cell touches down
Why the Pantheon Hasn’t Crumbled
Ancient Roman concrete has some benefits over modern equivalents
What We Can Learn by Digging Up the Secrets of Earth's Deep Carbon
Diamond computers and subsurface life are just some of the topics being investigated by scientists in the Deep Carbon Observatory network
Pollution Is Turning the Taj Mahal Brown
Workers must periodically cover the Taj Mahal in clay to remove the pollutants stuck to its marble walls
This Plant-Based Gel Stops Bleeding in Seconds
A salve that seals severe wounds is making its way to veterinary clinics. Military and trauma testing may soon follow
The Physics of Whisky’s Aesthetically Pleasing Residue
A photographer teamed up with scientists to figure out the fluid dynamics behind patterns left in whisky glasses
No, “Bath Salts” Won’t Turn You Into a Cannibal
But now we have a better idea what the latest generation of the drugs is really doing to your brain
The Philae Spacecraft Confirmed the Presence of Organic Molecules on the Comet it Landed On
Researchers hope the finding sheds light on how organic molecules might have first arrived on Earth
Drop This Capsule Into a Stream and It Will Screen For Pollution
Researchers have developed a sensor (no batteries required) that creates a barcode indicating the amount of pollutants and their whereabouts in water
Rosetta’s Comet Smells Really, Really Bad
If you could breathe in space, you wouldn't want to breathe this air
Prozac Doesn't Make Birds Happy
Birds on Prozac lose their appetite and libido
Zooplankton and Krill "Pee" Helps Determine Ocean Chemistry
Tiny marine life's expelled ammonia fuels important chemical reactions
The Science of Why Toothpaste Makes Food Taste Funny
Blame toothpaste's foaming action
Rock (Art) of Ages: Indonesian Cave Paintings Are 40,000 Years Old
Cave paintings of animals and hand stencils in Sulawesi, Indonesia, seem to be as old as similar cave art in Europe
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