#Chemical substance

Author: Paul Ratner / Source: Big Think Philip Perry 24 October, 2017 Kevin Dickinson 17 April, 2019 Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine successfully restored some functions to pig brains that had been dead for hours. They hope the technology will advance our understanding of the

Author: Maria Temming / Source: Science News Helium hydride ions, thought to be the first type of molecule to form in the universe, have finally been spotted in space. These charged molecules, each made of a neutral helium atom and a positively charged hydrogen atom, first emerged within about

Author: Tina Hesman Saey / Source: Science News ORLANDO — Being exposed to a chemical early in life can be a bit like a choose-your-own-adventure book: Some things that happen early on may hurt you later, but only if you make certain choices, an unpublished study in mice suggests. Mouse pups

Author: Alison Pearce Stevens / Source: Science News for Students What powers the device you’re using? Electricity, obviously. But where did that come from? Two thirds of the electricity used in the United States comes from power plants fueled by fossil fuels — coal, oil or natural gas. Solar

Author: Lindsey Konkel / Source: Science News for Students Dining out may boost exposure to certain potentially toxic pollutants, a new study finds. Researchers measured higher levels of these phthalates (THAAL-ayts) in the bodies of people who recently dined out than in those who had been eating