Chemistry
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
Midas Touch
To clean highly polluted groundwater, Michael Wong has developed a detergent based on gold
Hero for Our Time
Challenged to prove his germ theory of disease, Louis Pasteur shaped the terrain on which the battle against anthrax is being fought
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