Fitness
The Skinny on Fat
Biochemist Sylvia Tara talks about her book The Secret Life of Fat: The Science behind the Body's Least-Understood Organ and What It Means for You.
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Biology
Smoke Taint: Wildfires Pose a Growing Threat to Winegrowers
Wildfires can contaminate grapes and ruin the beverage's flavor
Chemistry
Invisible Marshmallow Ink--Send Sweet Secret Messages Using Marshmallows!
A hot new kitchen science activity from Science Buddies
Aerospace
Jet Fuel from Sugarcane? It’s Not a Flight of Fancy
Researchers have found that engineered sugarcane could yield more than 2,500 liters of bio-jet fuel per acre of land
Chemistry
Make Your Own Magic Dough
Shape up your kitchen chemistry skills with this science activity from Science Buddies
Biology
Life’s First Molecule Was Protein, Not RNA, New Model Suggests
The findings add to the longstanding debate over which were the first self-replicating molecules
Space & Physics
Come On and Zoom (through the Universe)
Caleb Scharf, director of Columbia University’s Astrobiology Center talks about his latest book, The Zoomable Universe: An Epic Tour through Cosmic Scale, from Almost Everything to Almost Nothing, and the OSIRIS-REx space mission...
Chemistry
Separate Liquids with Salt!
A salty science project
Environment
Artificial Sweeteners Are Used to Track Water Pollution
Sucralose turns out to be a perfect substance for tracing household wastewater
Chemistry
Find the Candy Rainbow with Chemistry
A delicious science project from Science Buddies
