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Air conditioning is the science of heat transfer and the chemistry of refrigerants.

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Do you really need all those kitchen gadgets? It all depends on the chemistry of cooking.

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It’s the chemistry of washed-rind cheeses that makes these foods so awfully stinky.

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We tried to use chemistry to change hydrangea flowers from red to blue. Let's try again.

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Surstromming, Swedish for sour herring, has a powerful stink thanks to food preservation.

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What does the pH of soil have to do with the color of hydrangeas?

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Are you breathing air molecules that were once exhaled by Caesar?

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Chalk and seashells are made of the same stuff. So why is one crumbly and the other tough?

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How does chemistry makes a cake donut and a yeast donut taste so different?

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What do chameleons have to do with nanotechnology?

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We visit St. James Cheese Company in New Orleans to learn about the chemistry of cheese.

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Melatonin is a supplement that’s supposed to help you sleep. But does it work?