Why does skunk spray make you want to tear off your own face? The answer lies in two simple atoms which pull together and hitch a ride on other molecules. We’ll tell you what they are, and how you can ...

Microarray technology has become extremely useful in expediting the investigation of large libraries of materials in a variety of biomedical applications, such as in DNA chips, protein and cellular ...

Thiols are also present in wines, in larger quantities. Vintners measure their levels via specially-coated polymers that are placed in the air above wine samples, where they convert aerosolized thiols ...

Hoppy beers such as pale ales are becoming increasingly popular. One reason is their pleasant fruity aroma that partially stems from compounds called thiols. Brewers have been looking for an accurate ...

New Stanford University research has revealed that the mineral silica, a common food additive and popular cosmetics ingredient, is not a chemically inert substance, as has long been supposed. As ...

Researchers have found several grape varieties native to Cyprus, which tolerate drought conditions better than some international varieties popular in Australia, contain chemical compounds responsible ...

The germination of Lactuca sativa L. cv. Arctic King fruit on a 0.5 per cent agar substrate was inhibited in light at temperatures above 31 °C (±1.0°). This precisely repeatable value, termed the ...

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have found several grape varieties native to Cyprus, which tolerate drought conditions better than some international varieties popular in Australia, contain ...

I’m Anna Rothschild, and this is Gross Science. There are a number of species of skunk in the world, but the most iconic has to be the striped skunk. That’s the one that looks like Pepe Le Pew—it’s ...

Hoppy beers such as pale ales are becoming increasingly popular. One reason is their pleasant fruity aroma that partially stems from compounds called thiols. Brewers have been looking for an accurate ...