Explaining the science behind everyday phenomena in an accessible way.
Death in a Pot: From England’s Famous Chemist to Exiled and Forgotten – Part 2
Let us take a closer look at the book about simple methods for detecting adulterations of food, published by Fredrick Accum in 1820
Death in a Pot: From England’s Famous Chemist to Exiled and Forgotten
Why did Fredrick Accum’s 1820 book about simple methods for detecting the adulteration of foods not make him a pioneer of consumer protection?
Quite Detached—Astropharmacy and Astrotoxicology in Space Flight
Human space travel is likely to increase which presents new challenges for pharmacology and toxicology due to low gravity, high radiation, extreme temperatures, and vacuum conditions
Who is Nature’s Biggest Stinker? – Part 2
🦨 What's in skunk spray? We continue on the fascinating journey of discovery to understand this highly complex natural substance and masterpiece of sulfur chemistry
Who is Nature’s Biggest Stinker?
The striped skunk’s secretion is a highly complex natural substance and a masterpiece of sulfur chemistry
Absinthe: The Magic of the Green Fairy – Part 3
How toxic is thujone and how much of it is absorbed when drinking?
The Molecular Marvels of the Transformers
The hypothetical chemistry behind the sentient alien robots that can transform into vehicles, machines, or creatures known from comic books, cartoons, toys, and movies
Absinthe: The Magic of the Green Fairy – Part 2
Self-experimentation, a possible molecular formula in the search for the Green Fairy, and the right way to drink absinthe
Absinthe: The Magic of the Green Fairy – Part 1
When drinking modern absinthe, is there still a chance of getting a kiss from the Green Fairy like the Bohemian Parisians at the end of the 19th century?
The Amazing Chemical Survival Strategy of a Moth – Part 2
Nine-hour copulation and exciting chemistry – The little woolly bear Utetheisa ornatrix is a chemical survival artist
The Amazing Chemical Survival Strategy of a Moth – Part 1
The secret: the right diet from the start, rigorous sex, and a good helping of chemistry
Chemistry Takes on Paper Conservation – Part 3
How deacidification can save old papers
Chemistry Takes on Paper Conservation – Part 2
The chemical causes of paper disintegration
Chemistry Takes on Paper Conservation – Part 1
The beginnings of paper production—from rags to wood
The Chemistry of Balloons (and Rubber) – Part 4
How balloons are made and why rubber products can contain harmful nitrosamines
The Chemistry of Balloons (and Rubber) – Part 3
How latex is collected, transported, and converted to natural rubber
The Chemistry of Balloons (and Rubber) – Part 2
The discovery of vulcanization—a happy accident or the result of hard work?
What Color Is the Sun?
Yellow? Green? White? 🤔🌞
The Chemistry of Balloons (and Rubber) – Part 1
The balloon is certainly not the most important product based on rubber, but it may be the prettiest