
Make Your Own Gelatin Pearls
A Culinary Activity from Science Buddies

Make Your Own Gelatin Pearls
A Culinary Activity from Science Buddies

The Crusade against Dangerous Food, Part 2
Pulitzer Priz​e–winning journalist Deborah Blum talks about her book The Poison Squad: One Chemist’s Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the 20th Century, Part 2.


Do Wine over Those Brussels Sprouts
Taking a swig of red wine before eating Brussels sprouts appears to moderate Brussels sprouts' polarizing flavor. Christopher Intagliata reports

The Crusade against Dangerous Food, Part 1
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Deborah Blum talks about her book The Poison Squad: One Chemist’s Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the 20th Century, Part 1.

Rains Bring a Microbial Massacre to Chilean Desert
Freak heavy rainstorms in 2015 and 2017 wiped out many dry-adapted microbes in the Atacama Desert, useful info in the search for life off Earth. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Make Your Drawings Float!
An animating science project from Science Buddies

Major Campaign Aims to Unravel Exactly What Is in Wildfire Smoke
Airplanes and a planned burn of forest area will help identify the thousands of chemicals in smoke plumes

Scientists Create Artificial Wood That Is Water- and Fire-Resistant
The synthetic material is faster to make than natural wood

How Do Bomb Squads Assess a Suspicious Package?
Explosives experts use a combination of x-ray scans, chemical swabs and other tools to evaluate the parcel

Lowly Moss-Like Plant Seems to Copy Cannabis
Meet the new weed on the block, perhaps one better suited to medical rather than recreational use

Beer Fermentation Hops Along
The bittering agents called hops have enzymes that chew up starch and unleash more fermentable sugar—which can boost alcohol and CO2 in the finished brew. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Are the Nobels Finally Rewarding More Female Scientists’ Achievements?
“Maybe we're on a roll,” a veteran women-in-science advocate says