Let me be transparent–I’m not going to pretend these kitchen experiments won’t create a mess. They will. There will be vinegar on your floor, food coloring on hands that lasts a day or two, and ...

This interview was originally broadcast on May 22, 2001. Eating out has taught many Americans to be knowledgeable about ordering subtle and complex dishes from around the world, but it's left many of ...

Something’s going right when 11-year-old boys are so enthused about the chemistry experiment they’ve just completed that they draw a poster-size illustration with characters representing the variables ...

When we say “salt”, we usually mean the stuff we sprinkle on our chips, which is sodium chloride (NaCl). But, technically speaking, this is just one example of a salt. In chemistry, a salt is an ionic ...

This title will probably come as a surprise to you. Astrophysics concerns enormous scales of space, time and energy; kitchens are relatively small, homely places. So how can there be a connection ...