Tag: chemistry
The bubbly chemistry behind carbonated beverages
Michael W. Crowder, Miami University
Many people love the refreshing effervescence of a soda, champagne, beer or sparkling water....
Glass: Neither a solid nor a liquid, this common yet complicated...
John Mauro, Penn State and Katelyn Kirchner, Penn State
Glass is a material of many faces: It is both...
Researchers turned superglue into a recyclable, cheap, oil-free plastic alternative
Allison Christy, Boise State University and Scott Phillips, Boise State University
The Research Brief is a short take about...
Water was both essential and a barrier to early life on...
Nicolás M. Morato, Purdue University
It’s a paradox: Life needs water to survive, but a world full of water...
How to destroy a ‘forever chemical’ – scientists are discovering ways...
A. Daniel Jones, Michigan State University and Hui Li, Michigan State University
PFAS chemicals seemed like a good idea...
Megalodon sharks ruled the oceans millions of years ago – new...
Emma Kast, University of Cambridge; Jeremy McCormack, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, and Sora Kim, University of California, Merced
To search for alien life, astronomers will look for clues in...
Chris Impey, University of Arizona and Daniel Apai, University of Arizona
The ingredients for life are spread throughout the...
What makes smoky, charred barbecue taste so good? The chemistry of...
Kristine Nolin, University of Richmond
The mere thought of barbecue’s smokey scents and intoxicating flavors is enough to get...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
