Chemical Reaction of the Day

I was introduced to this video on Academic Earth in relation to my post about where science education should go , and it goes without sayin...

Cutting onions is arguably the worst part of cooking, the burning irritation you get in your eye becomes unbearable so much as to take a ...

I've noticed sometimes when I cook garlic in butter that the garlic will turn blue after a while, and I had to ask myself why this ha...

Hydrangeas ( Hydrangea macrophylla ) have been known to form in a range of colours, from red, to purple, to blue, with having nothing to do...

Bioluminescence is the ability of a living organism to emit light; a phenomenon which has intrigued humans for thousands of years and allow...

This is a question that many children will ask their parents at some point, and if the child is chemically literate this is what the pare...

Now I don't really talk about anything on this site that deals with anything biochemistry related, but I will make this an exception ...

I just realized that I still have my ginormous study guide that I made back in high school when I was determined to get 100% in biology (of ...

This thought came to me when I decided to search for The Anarchist's Cookbook to calm my curiosity of how easy it is for anyone t...

Just as a forefront, I don't want to make myself out to be an expert in the educational studies; these are merely my observat...

I have decided to take a break from the internet for a week. This is because I have made a really deep addiction to constant flowing informa...

The process of science is a wonderful thing, which is what drives me into trying to understand the history of science.  My recent dive i...