Chemistry
Sewage Water Reveals Community’s Illegal Drug Habits
Sewage analyses in the US found the highest levels of methamphetamines to date, but revealed that cocaine use in the US seems on par with that in Europe
This is What Happens When You Ask Scientists to Explain Their PhDs in Dance
Watch this year's winners of the "Dance Your Ph.D" contest animate sperm competition, cell division and sleep deprivation
There’s a New Greenhouse Gas to Worry About, And It’s 7,100 Times Stronger Than Carbon Dioxide
PFTBA is the most efficient greenhouse gas found, on a molecule-by-molecule basis
The Science Behind Earth’s Many Colors
A new book of breathtaking aerial photography by Bernhard Edmaier explains how the planet's vividly colored landscapes and seascapes came to be
This Alkaline African Lake Turns Animals into Stone
Photographer Nick Brandt captures haunting images of calcified animals, preserved by the extreme waters of Tanzania's Lake Natron
Crossing the Line Between Art and Science
New York artist Steve Miller melds the computer models and scientific notes of a Nobel-winning biochemist into a series of paintings now on display in D.C.
Toxic Runoff Yellow and Other Paint Colors Sourced From Polluted Streams
An engineer and an artist at Ohio University team up to create paints made of sludge extracted from streams near abandoned coal mines
Nobel Prize Winners Are Put to the Task of Drawing Their Discoveries
Volker Steger photographs Nobel laureates posing with sketches of their breakthrough findings
How to Grow a Nanogarden
In a lab at Harvard University, Wim Noorduin cultivates microscopic crystalline flowers in glass beakers
Intriguing Science Art From the University of Wisconsin
From a fish's dyed nerves to vapor strewn across the planet, images submitted to a contest at the university offer new perspectives of the natural world
The Science of Cooking a Turkey, and Other Thanksgiving Dishes
In a new book, the editors of Cook's Illustrated share some secrets to preparing the perfect holiday feast
That Time a German Prince Built an Artificial Volcano
A 18th century German prince visited Mt. Vesuvius and built a replica of it. 200 years later, a chemistry professor brings it back to life
Fritz Haber’s Experiments in Life and Death
The German chemist helped feed the world. Then he developed the first chemical weapons used in battle
At What Temperature Does Water Freeze?
The answer is far more complicated than it first appears—water doesn't always turn to ice at 32 degrees Fahrenheit
Meet the New Elements
It’s official: Elements 114 and 116 do exist and belong on the periodic table
Meet the Elements
There are 118 elements in the periodic table, from hydrogen to ununoctium
A Chemistry Lesson at the American History Museum
Spark!Lab at the National Museum of American History, which reopens on Friday after extensive renovations
Wallace Broecker Geochemist, Palisades, New York
How to stop global warming? CO2 "scrubbers," a new book says
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