Chemicals & Chemistry

"Lying" is considered one of those words civilized people should never say. That's why politicians never use it. Instead, their opponents are "misinformed" or "misspeaking" or "using alternative facts." 

It's that time of year again. Flowers are beginning to bloom, trees are turning green, the birds are chirping a little louder ... and the Environmental Working Group is scaring you about perfectly safe and healthy food. 

At the American Council, we specialize in taking complex scientific and medical issues and crafting them into a form that can be understood by non-scientists, while at the same time not omitting crucial information. And talk about timing!

The line between deliberately manipulating a story or poorly reporting the facts is perilously thin, and often based on the subjectivity of the reader.

No matter the evidence, some people always will refuse to accept it. Some of those people are university professors.

It's a good thing that there's always someone around to scare us, or we couldn't possibly be perpetually scared.

If there is anything that infuriates beach and ocean lovers, it is the sight of plastic trash washing up on the beach.

Dear Homeland Security Guys,

Last week I speculated on the cause of the poisoning death Kin-Jong-Nam, using this table of common poisons:

Initial reports suggest that Kim Jong-Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un, was murdered with VX, a type of agent used in chemical warfare. What is it, and how does it work?