Salt makes ice melt more quickly, making it a life-saver in winter — yet it can also cause major damage to your floors ...

Did you know that alum is commonly known as 'fitkari'? Alum is a class of hydrated double sulphate salts. Alum is referred to as a double salt because it contains two different cations (like K⁺ and ...

A commercial vehicle tanker rolled over on US-191 and spilled 50 gallons of liquid ammonium nitrate on the highway Sunday, according to the Department of Public Safety. The crash happened on the ...

While we refer to substances by their common names in everyday life, all these substances have a chemical name and a chemical formula that scientists and researchers use. The system of chemical naming ...

Inorganic nitrate and nitrite from endogenous or dietary sources are metabolized in vivo to nitric oxide (NO) and other bioactive nitrogen oxides. The nitrate-nitrite-NO pathway is emerging as an ...

A lead-acid battery is a type of rechargeable battery, invented in 1859. It uses lead plates (electrodes) submerged in battery acid, which we learn further in this article. This battery acid is known ...

New studies link common food preservatives to higher risks of cancer and type 2 diabetes, driving clean-label demand and ...