Roasting meat sets off a cascade of chemical reactions. With a bit of kitchen chemistry know-how, you can use these reactions to your advantage when you make gravy.
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Why does the impact of rain in a puddle look different from when it falls elsewhere, like in a lake or the ocean? A ‘puddle equation’ dives deep into the secret math of ripples.
I asked researchers to explain simply the phenomena that came up in my own life – and probably yours too.
If it weren’t for chemistry, that pile of wrinkled shirts would take even longer to sort out.
Here’s the science.
Science has some answers.
Drinking booze can have some quite different effects on brain and body.
Revealed: the secrets of one of nature’s great digestive mysteries.
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