Chemistry

The temperature at which champagne is stored determines what comes out of the bottle.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Dilution may make flavors more readily available to be savored.
Marcus Woo, Contributor
Chemical signatures in penguin tail feathers reveal where the birds go in winter months.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
Magnified, the whisker-like deposits look like tiny rolled cigars.
Catherine Meyers, Editor
The same salty seawater spray that strengthened ancient Roman piers millennia ago makes modern coastal concrete constructions crumble -- here’s why.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
A new study with potato chips suggests we all perceive scents differently, but culture tells us to agree when naming them.
Marcus Woo, Contributor
The vegan substitute works just as well as egg whites.
Marcus Woo, Contributor
Scientists have developed the first synthetic cells that can reproduce themselves -- over and over.
Karin Heineman, Executive Producer
Efforts could help reproduce frankincense before natural sources disappear.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
The winners of the chemistry prize developed ways to produce machines 1,000 times thinner than a strand of hair.
Chris Gorski, Editor
The winners of the chemistry prize hail from France, Scotland and the Netherlands.
Inside Science Staff
Genetically modified super algae may be our ticket to the production of cost effective biofuels.
Benjamin Deaver, Contributor