After the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident, reactor number 4, which was involved in the accident, was encased in concrete to contain the radiation and debris, creating a structure known as 鈥渢he...
Fake nails come in two major varieties: acrylic and gel. Even this distinction, though, creates an element of confusion since both of these systems actually use acrylic products. All fake nail...
The term 鈥渁lcohol鈥� to a chemist聽 means an organic compound that contains an OH group, but as far as the public is concerned 鈥渁lcohol鈥� refers to one specific compound, namely, ethanol. It is ethanol...
In 1957 the U.S. government conducted a study aptly named 鈥淭he Effect of Nuclear Explosions on Commercially Packaged Beverages鈥�. The researchers placed cans and bottles of beer and other drinks in...
Hair naturally gets its colour from a pigment molecule called melanin. There are 2 types of melanin: eumelanin, which gives hair and skin a brown or black hue, and pheomelanin, which gives the red...
