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Chemistry: the branch of science that deals with the identification of the substances of which matter is composed; the investigation of their properties and the ways in which they interact, combine, and change; and the use of these processes to form new substances.
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MAR 24, 2025Earth & The Environment
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are steadily rising because of human activities, which is wreaking havoc on the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2025Earth & The Environment
This image by Jean-Philippe Maréchal shows a sargassum bloom, which has affected parts of the Caribbean since 2011Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2025Microbiology
Plastic is a cheap and durable material that has been adapted and applied in innumerable ways. Vast amounts of plastic h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 11, 2025Earth & The Environment
Researchers have performed an updated analysis of an ancient child that was discovered in 1998 in the Lapedo Valley of P ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbial communities that live in Yellowstone National Park are diverse and complex. The park is home to numerous f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 06, 2025Space & Astronomy
How does a planet’s size influence its orbit around its parent star? This is what a recent study published in the ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 03, 2025Technology
Can methane flare burners be advanced to produce less methane? This is what a recent study published in Industrial & ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 25, 2025Earth & The Environment
In 2023, the average surface air temperature of the planet was 1.43ºC above pre-industrial levels, which exceeded expect ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Can structures that give butterfly winds their iridescent sheen be harnessed to improve cancer diagnosis? New research s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2025Earth & The Environment
Most people probably think of glaciers as massive blocks of white ice. But many glaciers have dark patches because of th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 14, 2025eBooksThe gold standard in titration requires accurate, high-quality balances integrated into a safe, fast and reliable analyt ...FEB 05, 2025Technology
How can the field of synthetic biology help improve engineered living materials (ELMs)? This is what a recent study publ ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 05, 2025Microbiology
Antibiotics are a crucial tool in the fight against bacterial infections. But the World Health Organization has long war ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2025Earth & The Environment
Plastic materials are in widespread use, and this tough stuff sticks around in the environment. When plastic packaging, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2025Space & Astronomy
Can lightsails be the future of deep space exploration? This is what a recent study published in Nature Photonics hopes ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 29, 2025Earth & The Environment
When PFAS were developed, companies found a huge number of ways to apply them to different products. But while they have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2025Earth & The Environment
Climate change is affecting a seemingly endless number of things, in increasingly drastic ways.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 22, 2025Microbiology
While studies have associated Morganella morganii and major depressive disorder before, this study deciphers how they ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2025Earth & The Environment
Hydroclimate whiplash is a term to refer to rapid weather shifts between very wet and intensely dry, and this phenomenon ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2025Earth & The Environment
Some fungi have been very helpful to humans, like the ascomycetous fungi that generate the antibiotic penicillin. Scient ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 13, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Some tenacious microbes can be very difficult to eliminate once they form biofilms, which are microbial communities that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2025Earth & The Environment
These images of the aurora borealis, courtesy of the University of Calgary Faculty of Science research team show the str ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2025Earth & The Environment
When massive blocks of ice detach from glaciers, it is known as calving. This process is one of the main ways that glaci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2024Microbiology
Organic molecules have a property known as chirality, in which the structure can be either 'right-handed'; or 'left-hand ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are steadily rising because of human activities, which is wreaking havoc on the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2025
Earth & The Environment
This image by Jean-Philippe Maréchal shows a sargassum bloom, which has affected parts of the Caribbean since 2011
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2025
Microbiology
Plastic is a cheap and durable material that has been adapted and applied in innumerable ways. Vast amounts of plastic h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Researchers have performed an updated analysis of an ancient child that was discovered in 1998 in the Lapedo Valley of P
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbial communities that live in Yellowstone National Park are diverse and complex. The park is home to numerous f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How does a planet’s size influence its orbit around its parent star? This is what a recent study published in the
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 03, 2025
Technology
Can methane flare burners be advanced to produce less methane? This is what a recent study published in Industrial &
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 25, 2025
Earth & The Environment
In 2023, the average surface air temperature of the planet was 1.43ºC above pre-industrial levels, which exceeded expect
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Can structures that give butterfly winds their iridescent sheen be harnessed to improve cancer diagnosis? New research s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Most people probably think of glaciers as massive blocks of white ice. But many glaciers have dark patches because of th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 14, 2025
eBooks
The gold standard in titration requires accurate, high-quality balances integrated into a safe, fast and reliable analyt
...
FEB 05, 2025
Technology
How can the field of synthetic biology help improve engineered living materials (ELMs)? This is what a recent study publ
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 05, 2025
Microbiology
Antibiotics are a crucial tool in the fight against bacterial infections. But the World Health Organization has long war
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Plastic materials are in widespread use, and this tough stuff sticks around in the environment. When plastic packaging,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2025
Space & Astronomy
Can lightsails be the future of deep space exploration? This is what a recent study published in Nature Photonics hopes
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 29, 2025
Earth & The Environment
When PFAS were developed, companies found a huge number of ways to apply them to different products. But while they have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Climate change is affecting a seemingly endless number of things, in increasingly drastic ways.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2025
Microbiology
While studies have associated Morganella morganii and major depressive disorder before, this study deciphers how they ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Hydroclimate whiplash is a term to refer to rapid weather shifts between very wet and intensely dry, and this phenomenon
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Some fungi have been very helpful to humans, like the ascomycetous fungi that generate the antibiotic penicillin. Scient
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some tenacious microbes can be very difficult to eliminate once they form biofilms, which are microbial communities that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2025
Earth & The Environment
These images of the aurora borealis, courtesy of the University of Calgary Faculty of Science research team show the str
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2025
Earth & The Environment
When massive blocks of ice detach from glaciers, it is known as calving. This process is one of the main ways that glaci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2024
Microbiology
Organic molecules have a property known as chirality, in which the structure can be either 'right-handed'; or 'left-hand
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch