chemistry

Toxicology, the study of poisons, is often thought of as a new discipline. It’s not. It has been around as long as people have been trying out different types of food, and using the occasional poisonous plant, or animal, to dispatch a rival.

Chemical phobia is a prevalent theme in today’s social media, and chemicals often written up in mainstream news outlets in negative terms.  But have you ever stopped to think about the sources of this information?  How many of the source

"Imitation is the best form of flattery." Charles Caleb Colton, 1824 "Except when it makes me want to puke."  Josh Bloom, 2019

Retractions in science are a fact of life. Sometimes, the published literature is wrong, and when it is discovered, the paper is often stricken from the scientific record.

A couple of years ago, Panera Bread went crazy. Somebody high up in the corporation decided that selling (what is, in my opinion1) really great tasting food was no longer a sufficient strategy.

By Dr. Jenifer Heath Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a chemical commonly found in household products. Its purpose is to resist stains, grease, and other assaults.

Food fraud is a substantial problem.

A Florida man (who else?) has been arrested for making a particular explosive, which has been given the not-so-subtle nickname "Mother of Satan." What is it?

Unlike human skin or electronic gadgets, aging makes red wine better. The reasons are complex, but they all boil down to chemistry.

There can be no better example of the damage done by quackery masked as "alternative medicine" than the tragic case of Chad