chemistry

A Spotlight on Black Licorice and its Darker Side

Black licorice. You either love it or you hate it. Some delight in the intense spice flavor that comes with a bite of licorice...

Coffee Chemistry

Written by Julia Raver and Lauren Mellinger Coffee – an integral part of your morning routine. You wake up and groggily walk to the kitchen...
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Yusra Anwar

How does food become energy?

Michael Evans

Chemistry at Home: Exploring the MEL Chemistry Kit

MEL Science is on a mission to make mail-order chemistry kits for kids big again. They'll deliver two sets per month right to your...
Yean Lee

Why Does Hot Water Freeze Faster?

PROFESSOR: Hello class! Welcome to “Advanced Application of Math and Logic in Natural Philosophy” class. Look to your left and look to your right....
Jennifer Leavey

Creepy costumes: radioactive Madame Curie

This year for Halloween, why not celebrate Marie Curie, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize?  The good news (for you, not for...
Jennifer Leavey

Celebrate DNA Day with a Chocolate Smoothie!

Happy DNA Day!!!! So, it's April 20th and you want to celebrate DNA day, but aren't sure how?  What about making chocolate smoothies in honor...
Gordon Waller

Water: Prankster of the Natural World Part 2

If you haven't read part 1 (why would you do that?), here is a review of the scenario we are considering in part 2:   Two...