Learning Where Water Comes From, With Isotopes
Researchers track the origins of water across the world, and how it varies over time and place, by analyzing its…
Category: Chemistry
Microbes Help Plants Survive Heavy Metal Stress
By Radhika Desikan When you hear the term heavy metal, what do you think of? Music or chemistry? Exposure to…
Leaf Age Matters for Plant Survival
By Radhika Desikan Does age really matter? For us humans, age seems to be a very sensitive issue relevant to…
Supernova: Exploding Stars and Life on Earth
Can exploding stars dozens of light years away affect life on earth? Learn how a supernova can affect the earth, from organisms ozone.
To Grow or Not to Grow? Bacteria Make Seeds Think!
By Radhika Desikan A seed is the beginning of new life for most flowering plants. It has all the potential…
Green Bank Telescope: Two Weeks as a Visiting Astronomer in the Quiet Zone
Pictured in the image above is the Jansky Laboratory, where scientific research is conducted at the Green Bank Observatory, with…
Using Flow Cytometry in Biomedical Science
Flow cytometry is a common laser technique scientists use to look at the characteristics of each single cell in a…
Science with Sophie: Bubble Gum
Bubble Gum Science Have you ever had gum stuck in your hair? Swallowed your gum? Found a wad of chewed…
Science with Sophie: Tears and Snot
To do the science experiment with Sophie, you’ll need: Borax (find it in the laundry aisle of a grocery store)…
Wood Ants Make Defensive Cocktails Against Microbes
By Neha Jain @lifesciexplore Wood ants are natural mixologists, concocting their own defensive cocktails, a new study finds. They protect…