It isn鈥檛 a blend of wines from the Bordeaux region of France to sell to undiscerning customers. Bordeaux mixture is a fungicide made of copper sulphate and calcium hydroxide, the latter better...
Maya Blue, a vibrant light blue colour, characterizes the civilisation that flourished across Mesoamerica between the 3rd and 10th century. The pigment was used to decorate pottery, murals and...
If you dine on chicken McNuggets, you鈥檒l be getting a good dose of trans fats. But at least you won鈥檛 be ingesting any arsenic. That鈥檚 because MacDonalds only buys chicken meat from producers who...
Could oxytocin, a natural hormone, help patients suffering from anxiety and other related personality dysfunctions? Maybe. At least that is what a group of researchers from the University of...
You鈥檝e seen the headlines. Of the 80,000 or so synthetic chemicals in the market place only a few thousand have been adequately tested. Activist groups constantly scream about inadequate testing...
Because baby houseflies don鈥檛 exist. A little backgrounder on the flies鈥� reproductive cycle can clear up this seeming conundrum. Within a week of mating, a doggie-style activity lasting from a few...
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