The Build-Your-Own Alka-Rocket Contest
Building your own rockets is fun. Building them for a cash prize is even better. Are you ready to compete to build a rocket powered only by effervescent tablets?
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Sweet and Sour Science You Can Taste!
A fizzy chemistry activity from Science Buddies
Weeds Are Winning the War against Herbicide Resistance
Herbicides are under evolutionary threat. Can modern agriculture find a new way to fight back?
World Cup Ban on Radioactive Chemicals Frustrates Russian Biochemistry Labs
Security measures implemented in advance of the event have affected some scientists
A Litmus Test for Bad Breath
Researchers engineered a portable device that detects even the tiniest trace of hydrogen sulfide—one of the primary offenders in bad breath. Karen Hopkin reports.
The Battle behind the Periodic Table's Latest Additions
Four new elements were added in 2015, but some researchers say the announcement was premature
How Does the Color of a Glass Bottle Affect the Beer Inside?
Light triggers chemical reactions that make beer taste like skunk spray and onions.
Microbes Living in Antarctic Huts Produce Novel Chemical Compounds
Scientists are now testing whether the fungi have any pharmaceutical potential
Powder Pulls Drinking Water from Desert Air
A structure known as a metal organic framework traps water vapor by night, then releases it when heated the next day. Christopher Intagliata reports.
The Quirkier Uses of Graphene
The versatile carbon material can be used in everything from hair dye to running shoes
Ebola Outbreak Opens Way to Chaotic Jockeying to Test Experimental Drugs
The final decision about which potential therapies to allow rests with the DRC government
Mystery of Earth's Missing Nitrogen Solved
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown environmental source of nitrogen
Mix It Up with Oil and Water
A science shake-up activity from Science Buddies
Great Ape Makes Good Doc
Orangutans were observed to use plant extracts to treat their own pain.
Stool-Pigeon Poop Reveals Bird-Racing Fouls
Racing pigeons is big business—and doping is common. Now scientists have devised a way to detect doping in the avian athletes. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Chemotherapy Timing Could Influence How Well the Treatment Works
Circadian clocks influence DNA repair processes
Hair Products Popular with Black Women May Contain Harmful Chemicals
Some cosmetics include compounds that have been linked with early puberty, obesity and increased breast cancer risk
Charge from Change: Make a Coin Battery
An electric science project from Science Buddies
A Hangover Pill? Tests on Drunk Mice Show Promise
The treatment decreased rodents’ blood alcohol level by 45 percent
Plants Can Sense Animal Attack Coming
Tomato plants detected snail slime in soil near them and mounted preemptive defenses, even though they were not directly touched.
