If you have ever cooked on a gas stove or seen a flame flicker to life with the turn of a knob, you have seen natural gas in action. Supplying that energy at scale, however, is far more complicated.

In chemistry classes, aspirin is often used to demonstrate ester hydrolysis. Under basic conditions, it breaks apart into salicylic acid and acetate a reaction that illustrates key principles of ...

A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences sheds light on one of life's greatest mysteries: why biology is based on a very ...

MERLIN, Ore. -- NewsWatch 12 spoke with Naudya Weichers, who can't see out of her left eye and is left with chemical burns after a robbery at a Dollar General in Merlin. "I don't know, I just was ...

TWO boys have been rushed to hospital following an acid attack on a high street as three were arrested. Emergency services were called to reports of a fight between two groups of boys at around ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Using a body scrub may be one of the most satisfying ways to slough off dead skin cells in the shower, ...

Each year, more than 20 million tons of polystyrene, or Styrofoam, accumulate on earth. It’s on your take-out container, food packaging, and shipping packing that cushions your latest online purchase.

According to a study published in the journal Science, a new method converts mixed plastic waste into fuel with 95% efficiency.

A moon of Saturn has a surprising variety of carbon-based molecules that look like they were made in its hidden ocean — the kind of environment where life might begin, new research reveals.

A 72-year-old Grants Pass man is facing multiple felony charges after he allegedly attempted to rob a Dollar General store on Tuesday morning, assaulting two clerks with cups of muriatic acid. The ...

“Microbes are the world’s oldest miners,” says Liz Dennett, founder and CEO of the start-up Endolith Mining, based near Denver, Colo. “They’ve had billions of years to become incredibly good at eating ...

As the name suggests, a protein treatment is a haircare product that’s formulated with proteins to help strengthen and repair damaged hair. In stores, you'll often find them marketed as hair masks, ...