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Chemistry January 13, 2017

Chicken or egg question cracked: Hampton Creek scientists create plant-based egg

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Neither.

Digging History December 15, 2016

Famed astronomer Tycho Brahe literally had golden hair, study says

Silence is golden, the saying goes. But so, evidently, was the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe.

Robots November 23, 2016

Electronic tongue created that can tell beers apart

A team of Spanish researchers from the Autonomous University of Barcelona have created an electronic "tongue" that can tell the difference between beer varieties and the amount of alcohol each variety contains.

Food Trends November 22, 2016

The future of high-tech meat substitutes

Today's average American hamburger comes from a cow – but it may not be long before it comes straight from a lab in Silicon Valley.

Chemistry October 5, 2016

3 win Nobel chemistry prize for world's tiniest machines

Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for developing the world's smallest machines, 1,000 times thinner than a human hair but with the potential to revolutionize computer and energy systems.

Viral August 26, 2016

Black dress undergoes dramatic transformation after artist submerges it in the Dead Sea

The Internet is no stranger to dresses that go viral – and the latest viral phenomenon documents the dramatic transformation of a black dress that was submerged in the Dead Sea.

Chemistry August 23, 2016

Creeping slime is coating hallowed monuments

It sounds like the stuff of horror films: a creeping black slime that can't be killed.

Olympics August 14, 2016

Water changes from green back to blue at troubled Olympic pool

Goodbye green.

Chemistry August 10, 2016

Green Olympics: Algae turns Rio pool a strange color

A diving pool at the Rio Olympics turned green Tuesday when algae entered the water, stunning athletes and spectators.

Chemistry July 20, 2016

How scientists discovered a brilliant new blue pigment

Scientists at Oregon State University have described their discovery of a vivid new blue pigment that doesn't fade.

Chemistry June 8, 2016

Periodic table elements named for Moscow, Japan, Tennessee

You'll soon see four new names on the periodic table of the elements, including three that honor Moscow, Japan and Tennessee.