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More Stories from Science News on Chemistry

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    Chemistry

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  2. illustration of astronaut standing outside a lunar base
    Chemistry

    Astronauts may be able to make cement using their own pee

    By Lisa Grossman
  3. The Scream painting
    Chemistry

    Moisture, not light, explains why Munch’s ‘The Scream’ is deteriorating

    By Maria Temming
  4. fruit from the plant Chrozophora tinctoria
    Chemistry

    Ancient recipes led scientists to a long-lost natural blue

    By Carolyn Wilke
  5. Element character illustration
    Physics

    Here’s how the periodic table gets new elements

    By Helen Thompson
  6. beets and blue dye made from beets
    Chemistry

    Beets bleed red but a chemistry tweak can create a blue hue

    By Carmen Drahl
  7. coronavirus computer illustration
    Health & Medicine

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    Chemistry

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