Bisphenol A (BPA) first hit the headlines in 2008 when Canada banned polycarbonate baby bottles because of possible leaching of the chemical from the plastic into the contents. Concern had been...
Could there be a more interesting place to visit on Halloween than Salem, Massachusetts?聽聽The town's stores are filled with witch memorabilia, witches are ready to tell fortunes and a sound and...
This past week on October 16 we celebrated National Ether Day. If you missed it, here is why you should not have. Rarely does a single event alter the course of medicine, but that is exactly what...
A rotten apple spoils the whole barrel. That鈥檚 not just an old adage. It鈥檚 a scientific fact. And it聽all has to do with ethylene, a gas produced internally by the fruit to stimulate ripening....
"Tangerine trees and marmalade skies" are to be found in the lyrics of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," one of the Beatles' greatest hits. Some have claimed that the first letters of Lucy, Sky and...
As early as the ancient dynasties of Egypt, silver coins were placed in the drinking vessels of the nobility to protect them from harm.聽聽Of course, this was not the result of any scientific...
