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Wood Chemistry: Tracking Illegal Logging Using Forensics
Wood may seem simple – just trees turned into boards – but inside every piece of wood is a chemical record of its life.
The Forest: The Ultimate Chemistry Laboratory
Chemistry is everywhere, including that forest.
A Self-Starter Finds Passion in Nature’s Chemistry
Science communication is more important than ever.
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How to Make Fashion Sustainable
The life cycle of the clothes you were start with the production of carbon dioxide and often ends with the production of methane in landfi lls. Can chemistry help solve this problem?
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.
The Artificial Leaf: Copying Nature to Fight Climate Change
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.
Bugs and the Future of Meat
Feeding the growing world population comes with an environmental cost. Edible insects could be part of a sustainable and tasty future.
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