Chemicals & Chemistry

One religious group forecast an apocalypse a few weeks ago. They used the Bible as their source. More recently, a newer religion warned of their apocalypse.
It doesn't matter how bad or wildly untrue an idea might be; it is a near certainty that one can find an academic somewhere who is willing to embrace it.
There's ozone, and then there's ozone. Is ozone good for us? Yes. Is ozone bad for us? Yes.
Every so often, the media likes to warn us that we're all dying from air pollution.
The Associated Press reports that blackmailers have
 During the Vietnam War the lush tropical vegetation of the region provided both a cover for the North Vietnamese and a natural obstacle for our soldiers.  In response, the United States military sprayed approximately 19 million gal
Christopher Ingraham at the Washington Post recently used