California's Proposition 65 gives its consumers the right to know whether they may be exposed to certain chemicals. But ...

Combustion engines only use a quarter of the fuel’s potential energy while the rest is lost as heat through exhaust. Now, a ...

Sour beers are enjoyed for their complex and often tart flavors, but brewing can sometimes be long and arduous. Researchers ...

Billions of cups of tea are drunk each day making it the world’s most popular beverage. Perhaps more impressive, the molecular world of tea contains more than a thousand different chemical compounds, ...

A carnation-like nanoflower reported in ACS Applied Bio Materials has demonstrated antibiotic, anti-inflammatory and biocompatible properties. These nanostructures could be incorporated into bandages ...

Heidi Lynch grew up on a meat-based diet. In her Chicago, Illinois-area home, fish and grilled chicken were weekly staples. On special occasions, they had pork chops. “My family was active and health ...

A solution to injuries from slips and falls may be found underfoot — literally. The footpads of geckos have hydrophilic (water-loving) mechanisms that allow the little animals to easily move over ...

Zaps of static electricity might be a wintertime annoyance, but to certain scientists, they represent an untapped source of energy. Using a device called a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), ...

Steven Munger loves the sour smell of a butane lighter. The hydrocarbon, butane, is colorless and odorless, but sulfurous additives give it a stench that’s almost objectively foul. Almost. To Munger, ...

It may seem easy to distinguish whether something is alive or not. You are alive, as is your teacher, and the trees you see on your way to school. Your desk and chair are not alive, and neither are ...