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green icebergs
News in Brief Chemistry
Tiny bits of iron may explain why some icebergs are green
Scientists originally thought the green hue of some icebergs came from carbon particles. Instead, iron oxides may color the ice.
By Jeremy Rehm | 11:00am, March 06, 2019
uranium on the periodic table
Science Visualized | Chemistry
Here’s how long the periodic table’s unstable elements last
By Carmen Drahl | 11:02am, March 01, 2019
GSI Helmholtz Center
Feature | Chemistry
Extreme elements push the boundaries of the periodic table
By Emily Conover | 6:00am, February 27, 2019
vinyl flooring
News | Chemistry
Why kids may be at risk from vinyl floors and fire-resistant couches
By Maria Temming | 6:00am, February 21, 2019
oil painting
News | Chemistry
Why some Georgia O’Keeffe paintings have ‘art acne’
By Jeremy Rehm | 9:00am, February 16, 2019
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News | Chemistry
A new 3-D printed ‘sponge’ sops up excess chemo drugs
By Esther Landhuis | 9:00am, January 15, 2019
radiation sign
News in Brief | Chemistry
Your phone could reveal your radiation exposure after a nuclear disaster
By Maria Temming | 6:00am, January 14, 2019
periodic table
Feature | Chemistry
150 years on, the periodic table has more stories than it has elements
By Elizabeth Quill | 11:29am, January 08, 2019
Dmitrii Mendeleev
Essay | Chemistry
How the periodic table went from a sketch to an enduring masterpiece
By Tom Siegfried | 11:29am, January 08, 2019
dragonfly
News | Chemistry
Green darner dragonflies migrate a bit like monarch butterflies
By Susan Milius | 7:00am, January 07, 2019
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