Around the world, fireworks displays produce awe-inspiring moments on New Year's Eve

Why does an espresso need a crema and how should it look like?

Looking at the history of tobacco consumption – from chewing and snuffing to smoking

A spontaneous idea for an article results in overwhelming positive feedback the authors hadn’t expected

How is it that only plants from the genus Capsicum are able to synthesize compounds that sting one’s tongue so intensely?

The startling reaction of Diet Coke and Mentos sweets was a mystery for many years

Professor A. Flint and K. Anscheit developed chemistry experiments for secondary school students using everyday objects

It took hundred of years and a long sequence of small advantages and missed opportunities to discover the importance of vitamin C

Uwe Freiherr von Lukas, Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics, Rostock, talks about Germany's first science soap

The multi-award-winning TV series is demanding, exciting, amusing, often shocking, and made with great attention to chemistry details