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Don't Sweat It: How Moisture-Wicking Fabrics Keep You Cool and Dry
If you work hard enough during sports or exercise, you are going to sweat. Whether or not you keep comfortable doing it is a matter of chemistry.
Keeping Us Safe
Lead formulator of Purell hand sanitizer, Kayla Ivey, talks about rising to COVID-19’s challenges and gaining a soapbox on Twitter.
A Periodic Table of Its Own?
The periodic table is considered the bedrock of chemistry education. But what use is it if a student can’t read it?
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Every living thing on Earth owes its life to a single process that arose billions of years ago: photosynthesis. Now, scientists are mimicking it to help reduce our fossil-fuel dependence that drives global warming.
The Periodic Table Turns 150
That iconic chart of elements in your classroom turns 150 this year! Celebrate with a look at its past and a peek into its intriguing future.
Cow Power: A Climate Change Soution from Manure
As the world heats up, farmers are figuring out what they can do to help fight climate change. A growing number are turning a greenhouse gas that comes from raising animals into a source of energy.
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