Chemistry

Cool Finds

A Minecraft World Built for Exploring Chemicals

The new world, called MolCraft, is a virtual chemistry museum

November 5, 2015

New Research

Sunscreen May Be Destroying Coral Reefs

Just a tiny amount of a common chemical in sunscreen can bleach and break delicate coral

October 21, 2015

Cool Finds

The Oldest Chemistry Lab in America?

A classroom designed by Thomas Jefferson was rediscovered

October 14, 2015

Innovative Spirit Health Care

Scientists Manipulate Common Plants to Produce Cancer Drugs

Stanford researchers have figured out how to transfer a rare plant’s chemical “assembly line” into a cheap, common lab plant

September 24, 2015

Dazzling Photos of Russia’s First Annual Pyrotechnic Festival

At an international fireworks competition in Moscow, leading companies stretched far beyond pyrotechnics’ ancient origins

September 11, 2015

This Plastic Heals Itself

How will it be used? For one, it could make space travel safer

September 4, 2015

Trending Today

Meth Lab Injuries Are Increasing

Makeshift laboratories can cause burns, respiratory problems

August 28, 2015

Could a New Nanomaterial Reduce Greenhouse Gases?

Berkeley researchers have developed a way to split carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon monoxide using a nano-mesh

August 28, 2015

New Research

Soon, Red Fireworks Might Not Contain Carcinogens Anymore

Scientists discover alternative to cancer-causing chemicals that give red fireworks their color.

August 27, 2015

New Research

Ancient Diamonds Came From Seawater and Future Diamonds Might Come From The Air

Cloudy diamonds give some scientists new clues to how they formed underground, others find ways to make them out of thin air.

August 21, 2015

New Research

Grimy City Buildings Re-Pollute the Air

Filthy urban surfaces “breathe” pollutants when they’re exposed to sun

August 20, 2015

New Research

This Pesticide Doesn’t Kill Spiders, But It Does Mess With Their Heads

Just because a chemical isn’t lethal doesn’t mean it’s not dangerous to other insects

August 18, 2015

Could This ‘Drinkable Book’ Provide Clean Water to the Developing World?

Pour untreated water over a page from the book and silver nanoparticles embedded in it will kill nearly 100 percent of disease-causing bacteria

August 16, 2015

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It’s Strangely Difficult to Measure Big Explosions

But is it time for a makeover?

August 14, 2015

Scientists Find a Natural Way to Clean Up Oil Spills, With a Plant-Based Molecule

Researchers at the City College of New York are testing a spray made of phytol, a molecule in chlorophyll, on oil in lab wave pools

July 29, 2015

Legos Go Sustainable, and Everything (Really) is Awesome

To reduce its carbon footprint, the toy company is searching for a sustainable material for its bricks by 2030

July 28, 2015

Cool Finds

What’s the Deal With Wine Baths?

Chemists investigate the science behind the hype

July 17, 2015

What Makes Day Old Water Taste Funny?

It might be full of microbes and carbon dioxide, but a leftover glass of water is still (probably) safe to drink

July 15, 2015

Trending Today

Urine (Not Chlorine) Causes Red Eyes in Pools

CDC spreads the word about the peril of pee in pools

June 26, 2015

Trending Today

Stop Calling Flibanserin “Female Viagra”

As the FDA weighs the merits of a new drug to boost female libido, it’s clear this is not a little blue pill for women

June 5, 2015