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How Do Paper Towels Absorb Water?

You see, paper towels are made up of cellulose fibers, which also make up cotton, wood, and most other plants. These cellulose fibers are actually giant molecules that consist of many small molecules...

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Growing Plants Indoors

Having trouble keeping your indoor plants alive? Well you may not have the right type of plant that is suitable for indoor life. If you don't have much light in your home or office, the best kind of...

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DNA Dirt

How do biologist find DNA from organism that lived thousands of years ago? Find out on this Moment of Science: "DNA Dirt".

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Soup’s Ready!

Why does blowing on hot soup help to cool it off? Learn more on this Moment of Science.

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Molecular Toxin Removal

For example, the e coli toxin is shaped similarly to the cholera toxin. So there could be a molecular solution to treating cholera---a disease that affects millions of people around the world.

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The Surprising Chemical Structure Of Soap

Soap has been used for cleaning for many years, but it wasn't until modern chemists began to understand its structure that anyone knew how soap worked.

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How Do Vampire Bats Use Their Noses To Detect Prey?

They prowl in the dark, soar through starlit skies... they are vampire bats and they're looking for blood!

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Bacteria Portrait Sessions

A team of chemists and microbiologists has put a new spin on a type of photography: a small‑scale spin, to be precise. They photograph bacteria!

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Lassen Volcanic National Park May Hold Answers To Evolution

The discovery of a strange virus living in a hot, acidic lake may hold the answer to the evolution of DNA as today's most common genetic molecule.

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