Here’s a terrifying and fascinating chemical reaction to start your Monday right. In a slow-motion video, sulfuric acid rips apart a sponge. We’ll let you admire the show, and explain what’s happening ...

A bored scientist in a laboratory can make for an amusing, if not dangerous, combination. Of course, like all good pyromaniacs, some scientists like to burn things. The difference is that scientists ...

If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the ...

By comparing sulfuric and boric acid absorption systems, they found sulfuric acid delivers higher recovery rates and reduces isotope fractionation ...

A neutralisation reaction is one in which an acid reacts with a base to form water. A salt is also formed in this reaction. Bases are metal oxides, metal hydroxides and metal carbonates. In the ...

Mika Singh’s current bodyguard rejected him 30 years ago, called him a ‘struggler’: ‘Worked hard to make him my bodyguard’ ...