Chemistry
Sounding Smart with SmartNews: Your Cheat Sheet to the Nobels
Here, in Twitter-sized bites, are descriptions of the work that won the Nobel this week
October 12, 2012 |
By Sarah Laskow
Forensic Chemist Who Helped Put Hundreds in Jail Pleads the Fifth to Fraud Charges
What might have been be a standard academic fraud case is complicated by the fact that the scientist isn't just any chemist, she's a forensic chemist
October 11, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Bad News Chemistry: Carbon Dioxide Makes Ice Weaker
An MIT study reveals that carbon dioxide directly reduces the strength of ice, which has troubling implications for climate change
October 11, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
The Rise and Fall and Rise of the Chemistry Set
Banning toys with dangerous acids was a good idea, but was the price a couple generations of scientists?
October 11, 2012 |
By Sarah Zielinski
Everyone Believed Cell Receptors Existed, But Chemistry Nobelists Figured Out That They Actually Did
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for work that helped to figure out the functioning of cellular receptors
October 10, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Black Mamba Venom Beats Morphine as a Painkiller
Black mambas' toxicity turns out to have applications other than rodent-killing
October 04, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
The Race for Element 113 Might Be Won
After a nine year experiment, scientists in Japan might have created a third atom of the element that would be 113
September 28, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
This Is a Water Droplet Being Sliced in Half
File this under: stuff you didn't know would be really cool but actually is - a water droplet being sliced in half by a superhydrophobic knife
September 28, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
What Makes Chocolate So Irresistible? A New Study Hints at an Answer
Scientists reveal that surges of a chemical in an unexpected area of the brain might make us crave sweets
September 20, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
The Deadly Side of Moonshine
The Czech Republic is issuing a ban on all alcoholic drinks with a 20% or higher alcohol content in the wake of 20 deaths
September 18, 2012 |
By Mary Beth Griggs
Is the Can Worse Than the Soda? Study Finds Correlation Between BPA and Obesity
BPA, a chemical used in aluminum soda cans and other food packaging, was found to be associated with childhood obesity in a new study
September 18, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Mysterious Spheres on Mars Are ‘Crunchy on the Outside’ And ‘Softer in the Middle’
Opportunity had found an unusual rock formation on Mars
September 17, 2012 |
By Mary Beth Griggs
Majority of Coral Reefs Will Be Damaged By 2030 Due to Rising Greenhouse Gases
A new study finds that 70 percent of coral reefs worldwide will be damaged by warmer and more acidic waters
September 17, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
How Scientists Know the Tar Balls Hurricane Isaac Dredged Up Came From the BP Oil Spill
Scientists confirm that oil strewn by hurricane Isaac derived from BP's blown-out Macondo well
September 07, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Is Geoengineering the Answer to Climate Change?
A new study looks directly at the immediate expenses of intentionally cooling our climate, but what are the long-term costs?
August 31, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Researchers Working on a “Chill Pill” for Sharks
In response to stress, sharks can undergo dangerous changes in blood chemistry, so scientists are attempting to develop a solution
August 24, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
An Oil Dispersant Made From Ingredients in Peanut Butter, Ice Cream and Chocolate?
New research is yielding oil dispersants that are non-toxic and prevent oil from sticking to birds and wildlife
August 20, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Could Sewage Be Our Fuel of the Future?
A new way of treating wastewater uses bacteria to produce electricity, potentially solving a pair of environmental problems
August 15, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Science Takes Fat Out Of Chocolate, Replaces It With Fruit
Scientists have found a way to replace about 50 percent of chocolate's fat with fruit juice without losing flavor
August 14, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Climate Change Could Erode Ozone Layer Over U.S.
New findings indicate that effects of climate change could increase ozone depletion, UV exposure and skin cancer
July 27, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
