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Substances
Substances: a substance is a pure form of matter which has a specific composition and specific properties. In other words, a substance is matter that contains only one type of atom or molecule. Pure substances can be further divided into two subcategories: elements and compounds.
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JAN 14, 2017Microbiology
“All natural” products are all the rage. How about sunscreen made by cyanobacteria? Can’t get more nat ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 11, 2017Neuroscience
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both names for a group of symptoms, syndromes and disorders that are all r ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 30, 2016Cancer
An experimental drug that was originally intended to work for male contraception may also work to shrink testicular canc ...DEC 24, 2016Microbiology
Physarum polycephalum is the smartest slime mold you’ll ever meet. Really, though - this humble blob can solve pro ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 19, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Scientists at the University of Central Florida have revived the excitement around using the body’s innate immune ...Written By: Jennifer EllisDEC 07, 2016Cardiology
A group of cells thought to be nurturing to the barrier that prevents harmful substances from entering the brain may pla ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 29, 2016Earth & The Environment
Germany is introducing the world’s first zero-emission passenger train to be powered by hydrogen. Following EcoWat ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 23, 2016Cardiology
As if a heart attack weren’t traumatic enough, the tissue injury that follows can cause irreparable damage to hear ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 18, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Antibiotic resistance has become one of public health’s largest issues in recent years. A recent study from the UK ...Written By: Jennifer EllisNOV 01, 2016Videos
The cosmetic industry is a multi-billion dollar market and competition is fierce. New formulas are constantly being foun ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 01, 2016Neuroscience
While some might still consider it a deliberate choice or a character flaw, the best available scientific research says ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 31, 2016Neuroscience
While caffeine is a stimulant and alcohol is a CNS depressant, when the two substances are combined, they don’t ca ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 20, 2016Videos
Many plant-based substances can be used for medicinal purposes. Everyone's grandma has at least one or two household rem ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 06, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Formaldehyde is a very common chemical in our natural and indoor environments. It’s often used in the manufacture ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Today’s chemical industry relies on oil to make everything from plastics to detergents to medications. Scientists ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)OCT 04, 2016Videos
Fundamental interactions, also known as fundamental forces, are the interactions in physical systems that do not appear ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 25, 2016Space & Astronomy
Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, is almost the same size as the dwarf planet itself is, and has a red-colored patch o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 23, 2016Plants & Animals
If you’re a little tree sapling in the middle of a forest somewhere, then you’re easy picking for animals li ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 17, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The leaves of a plant indigenous to Southeast Asia were recently added to the list of banned substances in the US. This ...SEP 15, 2016Neuroscience
In January of 2016, a law enacted in the UK changed the landscape of the market for “smart drugs” known as & ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 13, 2016Neuroscience
The science on psychedelic drugs is a mixture of dire warnings about bad trips and the possible benefits some of the min ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 23, 2016Microbiology
Diatoms have always been one of my favorite protists. There’s something so strange, almost alien, about them. Diat ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 21, 2016Space & Astronomy
There has been a long-standing belief that asteroids, comets, and other kinds of space rocks might all actually be lefto ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 21, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Image Credit: J E Theriot/Flickr There’s a new way to make tiny knotted and interlocked chemical structures that h ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 14, 2017
Microbiology
“All natural” products are all the rage. How about sunscreen made by cyanobacteria? Can’t get more nat
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 11, 2017
Neuroscience
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both names for a group of symptoms, syndromes and disorders that are all r
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 30, 2016
Cancer
An experimental drug that was originally intended to work for male contraception may also work to shrink testicular canc
...
DEC 24, 2016
Microbiology
Physarum polycephalum is the smartest slime mold you’ll ever meet. Really, though - this humble blob can solve pro
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 19, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Scientists at the University of Central Florida have revived the excitement around using the body’s innate immune
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 07, 2016
Cardiology
A group of cells thought to be nurturing to the barrier that prevents harmful substances from entering the brain may pla
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 29, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Germany is introducing the world’s first zero-emission passenger train to be powered by hydrogen. Following EcoWat
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 23, 2016
Cardiology
As if a heart attack weren’t traumatic enough, the tissue injury that follows can cause irreparable damage to hear
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 18, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Antibiotic resistance has become one of public health’s largest issues in recent years. A recent study from the UK
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
NOV 01, 2016
Videos
The cosmetic industry is a multi-billion dollar market and competition is fierce. New formulas are constantly being foun
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 01, 2016
Neuroscience
While some might still consider it a deliberate choice or a character flaw, the best available scientific research says
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 31, 2016
Neuroscience
While caffeine is a stimulant and alcohol is a CNS depressant, when the two substances are combined, they don’t ca
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 20, 2016
Videos
Many plant-based substances can be used for medicinal purposes. Everyone's grandma has at least one or two household rem
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 06, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Formaldehyde is a very common chemical in our natural and indoor environments. It’s often used in the manufacture
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Today’s chemical industry relies on oil to make everything from plastics to detergents to medications. Scientists
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
OCT 04, 2016
Videos
Fundamental interactions, also known as fundamental forces, are the interactions in physical systems that do not appear
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 25, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, is almost the same size as the dwarf planet itself is, and has a red-colored patch o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 23, 2016
Plants & Animals
If you’re a little tree sapling in the middle of a forest somewhere, then you’re easy picking for animals li
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 17, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The leaves of a plant indigenous to Southeast Asia were recently added to the list of banned substances in the US. This
...
SEP 15, 2016
Neuroscience
In January of 2016, a law enacted in the UK changed the landscape of the market for “smart drugs” known as &
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 13, 2016
Neuroscience
The science on psychedelic drugs is a mixture of dire warnings about bad trips and the possible benefits some of the min
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 23, 2016
Microbiology
Diatoms have always been one of my favorite protists. There’s something so strange, almost alien, about them. Diat
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 21, 2016
Space & Astronomy
There has been a long-standing belief that asteroids, comets, and other kinds of space rocks might all actually be lefto
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 21, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Image Credit: J E Theriot/Flickr There’s a new way to make tiny knotted and interlocked chemical structures that h
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)