chemicals
The Flavor of Your Vape Might Not Be as Safe as You Think — But Tobacco Is Still Worse
After a Harvard study found that most flavored e-cigarette liquids contain chemicals meant for food that could potentially lead to lung disease when inhaled, another researcher countered that this chemical hazard is not new.
Pizza Crusts and Crackers Are Full of Cancer-Causing Additives
Though it was classified as a potential carcinogen in 1999 and banned in the UK, Canada, and the EU, potassium bromate is still in many American products.
How Do You Confuse Two Lethal Injection Drugs? We Asked a Pharmacologist
In a January execution, officials in Oklahoma used potassium acetate instead of potassium chloride...what's the difference?
How Butter-Flavored E-Cigs Are Fueling a Crucial Vaping Controversy
The debate over the health of e-cigs continues, and now poison butter flavors is included.
A Chemist on Reddit Just Explained What May Have Caused China's Deadly Explosion
May Nyman held an AMA to help filter through what we know so far.
Why America's New Toxic Substances Legislation Is a Win for the Chemical Industry
Congress is currently considering amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act — and, if passed, they could seriously undermine public health and environmental protections.
China Cracks Down on Websites Accused of Spreading 'Rumors' About the Tianjin Blast
Four days after the massive chemical explosion, the Chinese government has moved to control the flow of information about the disaster.
Everything We Know So Far About the Massive Explosions in Tianjin
The blasts left at least 70 dead and 500 wounded, and Chinese officials are looking into whether this tragedy was a result of poor safety regulations or practices.
The Cause of the Deadly Tianjin Warehouse Explosion Remains Unclear
Details are still trickling out about the massive blast that killed at least 50 people and injured hundreds.
Researchers Love E. Coli Because They Can Make It Poop Plastic
Modified microbes have the potential to help reduce our carbon footprint and our reliance on oil at the same time.