SciShow
How Alchemy Led to Modern-Day Chemistry & Medicine
At the heart of alchemy was the quest to turn ordinary metals into gold. Despite the hopelessness of that goal, alchemists still made a lot of discoveries that formed the foundation of modern chemistry and medicine.
SciShow
The Hamster That Saved Thousands of COVID Patients
Forget lab rats — meet the Chinese or striped-back hamster, an unassuming little rodent whose role in research over the years has led to breakthroughs in genetics, pharmaceutics and more!
Next Animation Studio
How Navalny was poisoned by secret agents
CNN reports that it has worked with a news organization called Bellingcat to work out how the politician was poisoned.
Curated Video
Jelani Day Toxicology Results Provide No New Answers
The 25-year-old graduate student was reported missing Aug. 25 near Bloomington, Illinois.
Curated Video
Researchers Develop A Fentanyl Vaccine That May Block High
University of Houston researchers say they've created a vaccine that appears to block synthetic fentanyl from entering the brain.
American Chemical Society
How Much Water Can Kill You?
Can water really poison you? An episode of the ACS Reaction series verifies that water can be toxic in large amounts. In fact, this is the main idea of the lesson: all elements are toxic at the right dose.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Bpa in Store Receipts
Bisphenol-A, a building block of plastics that has been identified as a hormone mimic, may be in your store receipts.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Bpa and the Fda
Last Friday, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it was seeking further information about the potential health effects of bisphenol-A, a common ingredient in some plastics.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Toxic Homes and Household Toxins
Ira and guests talk about dangers in common household products and in the very materials that make up your house.