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Volatiles
Volatiles are substances that can be quickly and easily vaporized. Examples of volatile substances include nitrogen, carbon dioxide, ammonia, methane, and water.
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AUG 16, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study from a team of scientists at the University of Washington suggests that adding a probiotic to poplar trees c ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 29, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Colorimetric sensor arrays for aldehydes and ketones detection. Credit: Angewandte Chemie Source: Phys.orgWritten By: Daniel DuanJUN 27, 2017Videos
Glue sniffing was a rampant health problem among young teenagers in the early 1980s. The trend took off as more people d ...MAY 08, 2017Earth & The Environment
The goal in eco-minded technology this day in age is to make something we want by utilizing something we don’t wan ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 05, 2017Microbiology
In the constant struggle between humans and pathogens, researchers have developed paper-based plasma sanitizers. Plasma- ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 11, 2017Cancer
Can the scent of urine hold molecular clues for the detection of prostate cancer? Inspired by canine companions that can ...MAR 12, 2017Space & Astronomy
Planetary rings are found around various planets in our Solar System, but for the most part, it’s limited to gassy ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 28, 2017Videos
Unlike animals and humans, plants are literally rooted to the ground. This means that they have fewer options of defendi ...FEB 28, 2017Videos
Medically known as cerumen, the role of earwax is to protect dirt and pathogens from lodging themselves deep inside your ...FEB 23, 2017Videos
Regardless of whether you have a cat, you've probably heard of the potent power of catnip. One sniff of this stuff is kn ...FEB 13, 2017Microbiology
As research on the microbiome expands and links are found to many types of diseases, there is still a focus on looking a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2017Cancer
In many instances, cancer can expertly conceal itself, but not its chemical compositions. Exploiting the chemical signat ...FEB 01, 2017Space & Astronomy
Unlike most of the planets in the Solar System, Pluto, which is actually a dwarf planet, has a moon dubbed Charon that&r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 31, 2017Earth & The Environment
News about President Trump’s executive orders encouraging the advancement of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pip ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 16, 2017Videos
Air pollution such as car exhaust, factory emissions, and other greenhouse gas producing processes can have significant ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 11, 2017Videos
Most people have heard of nitroglycerin, either as a heart medication or an explosive. It's mind boggling that one compo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 09, 2016Microbiology
Protists are predators of bacteria, and they help shape soil communities by munching on bacteria (sorry, bacteria). &nbs ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 23, 2016Earth & The Environment
A couple of weeks ago, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it had gotten an "unusually high number of rep ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 07, 2016Microbiology
Toxins and heavily polluted environments can have a big impact on human health. Sometimes, humans live and work right in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
From the dead skin cells that slough off, to the fallen strands of hair – people leave biological traces behind ev ...DEC 09, 2015Microbiology
Animals aren’t the only organisms with complex microbiomes. Like humans, insects house a variety of bacteria ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 12, 2015Videos
NASA's mission to explore the atmosphere and evolution of the climate on Mars reported some startling information this w ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 09, 2015Space & Astronomy
The surface of the Earth and the surface of the Moon share similar surface compositions. One of the main differences bet ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 05, 2015Space & Astronomy
The red planet in our solar system, Mars, is a lot like Earth in many ways, but the reason that it doesn’t appear ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
AUG 16, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study from a team of scientists at the University of Washington suggests that adding a probiotic to poplar trees c
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 29, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Colorimetric sensor arrays for aldehydes and ketones detection. Credit: Angewandte Chemie Source: Phys.org
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 27, 2017
Videos
Glue sniffing was a rampant health problem among young teenagers in the early 1980s. The trend took off as more people d
...
MAY 08, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The goal in eco-minded technology this day in age is to make something we want by utilizing something we don’t wan
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 05, 2017
Microbiology
In the constant struggle between humans and pathogens, researchers have developed paper-based plasma sanitizers. Plasma-
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 11, 2017
Cancer
Can the scent of urine hold molecular clues for the detection of prostate cancer? Inspired by canine companions that can
...
MAR 12, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Planetary rings are found around various planets in our Solar System, but for the most part, it’s limited to gassy
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 28, 2017
Videos
Unlike animals and humans, plants are literally rooted to the ground. This means that they have fewer options of defendi
...
FEB 28, 2017
Videos
Medically known as cerumen, the role of earwax is to protect dirt and pathogens from lodging themselves deep inside your
...
FEB 23, 2017
Videos
Regardless of whether you have a cat, you've probably heard of the potent power of catnip. One sniff of this stuff is kn
...
FEB 13, 2017
Microbiology
As research on the microbiome expands and links are found to many types of diseases, there is still a focus on looking a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2017
Cancer
In many instances, cancer can expertly conceal itself, but not its chemical compositions. Exploiting the chemical signat
...
FEB 01, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Unlike most of the planets in the Solar System, Pluto, which is actually a dwarf planet, has a moon dubbed Charon that&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 31, 2017
Earth & The Environment
News about President Trump’s executive orders encouraging the advancement of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pip
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 16, 2017
Videos
Air pollution such as car exhaust, factory emissions, and other greenhouse gas producing processes can have significant
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 11, 2017
Videos
Most people have heard of nitroglycerin, either as a heart medication or an explosive. It's mind boggling that one compo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 09, 2016
Microbiology
Protists are predators of bacteria, and they help shape soil communities by munching on bacteria (sorry, bacteria). &nbs
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 23, 2016
Earth & The Environment
A couple of weeks ago, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it had gotten an "unusually high number of rep
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 07, 2016
Microbiology
Toxins and heavily polluted environments can have a big impact on human health. Sometimes, humans live and work right in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
From the dead skin cells that slough off, to the fallen strands of hair – people leave biological traces behind ev
...
DEC 09, 2015
Microbiology
Animals aren’t the only organisms with complex microbiomes. Like humans, insects house a variety of bacteria
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 12, 2015
Videos
NASA's mission to explore the atmosphere and evolution of the climate on Mars reported some startling information this w
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 09, 2015
Space & Astronomy
The surface of the Earth and the surface of the Moon share similar surface compositions. One of the main differences bet
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 05, 2015
Space & Astronomy
The red planet in our solar system, Mars, is a lot like Earth in many ways, but the reason that it doesn’t appear
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard