From Reactions. PBS Digital Studios Earth Day Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnNZYWyBGJ1F8ofFm4H9UTrHxqU8zngK4 Catalytic converter theft is on the rise, and that’s partly because of their chemistry. You might also like: How Did Climate Change Help Turn the Sky Orange?: https://youtu.be/foeLC08-nrk Space Mirrors and Other Weird Ways to Fight Climate Change https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9agoVDFJs8A The Chemical Origins of Life: https://youtu.be/f44OWlsLeT0 Testing…

From Reactions. Forever chemicals are used in everything from rain jackets to jet fuel. But the chemistry behind what makes them useful also makes them stick around in the environment and us…forever? #pfas #foreverchemicals #pfoa #genx #pfos You might also like: Testing the Best Bomb Detectors: https://youtu.be/TRwqOFHOjac The Top 5 Strangest Poisons That Can Kill…

From Reactions. #bombsniffer #k9 #bombdetector #chemicaldetector What’s better at finding a hidden bomb–a dog, or an electronic chemical detector? Let’s find out. You might also like: How Can Fertilizer Explode?: https://youtu.be/-SeT3N3A19c What Makes Smartphones Explode? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY-kzHn9kvo What Could An Explosion On the Sun Do Here On Earth? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7mZBaleCFE What Exactly Happened at Chernobyl? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvpS2lUHZD8 Credits:…

From Reactions. How did life get started on Earth? And how are we using what we know to look for it throughout the galaxy? You might also like: Why is Carbon the Key to Life? (On Earth, Anyway) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUiDwrM2YPI Space Mirrors and Other Weird Ways to Fight Climate Change https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9agoVDFJs8A What Meteors Reveal About Earth’s…

From Reactions. We’re catching up with experts we talked to at the start of the pandemic and asking: what do we know now that we didn’t back then? CDC guidance on masks: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html You might also like: Why Are Antibody Tests Failing? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqudyDnnvJo Coronavirus Drugs: Where Are We and What’s Next? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIpeZDR9i3E How Much Do…

From Reactions. There’s a myth that one variety of banana tastes a lot like artificial banana flavoring. We tracked it down to investigate if it’s as “banana-y” as the myth claims. #banana #grosmichel #cavendish #isoamylacetate #artificialflavor You can check out Dr. Curtis Pulliam’s preliminary banana data here: http://bit.ly/3rfhgSL While we ate some Laffy Taffys in…

From Reactions. Why don’t we have baby formula that’s just as good as breast milk? Sam chats with chemist Dr. Steven Townsend, who’s trying to figure out which sugar molecules in breast milk make it so unique and difficult to recreate in the lab. #breastmilk #babyformula #formula #milk You might also like: You Might Not…

From Reactions. What is kombucha? And are there limits to what we can turn into kombucha? #kombucha #fermentation #ferment You might also like: How is Kimchi Made? https://youtu.be/DG4afs7C1XI What is Natto? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9a7LKle9AQ What Are Century Eggs? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL8kMj-GlLs How Is Whiskey Made? https://youtu.be/cR7Bt9Ei_zI Credits: Executive Producers: George Zaidan Hilary Hudson Producers: Andrew Sobey Elaine Seward Writer/Host:…

From Reactions. Thank you to Target for supporting PBS. You can learn more at: https://target.com/community Share your story today: https://to.pbs.org/3izZeXh We asked people across the country “What does fall mean to you?,” and most of them couldn’t stop talking about fall smells. So what’s the chemistry behind those smells, and why do they make us…

From Reactions. Do your dog’s paws smell like Fritos? This week we explore why. #fritopaws #cornchippaws #cheetopaws #dogpaws You might also like: Why Do Wet Dogs Stink? + Other Canine Chemistry https://youtu.be/X9AozZLZnCU World’s Deadliest (& Cutest) Animals https://youtu.be/fb0FLuYMh84 What’s In Dog Food? https://youtu.be/_UJWctZyguY How to Get Rid of Skunk Smell https://youtu.be/7i_NGMV63HQ Credits: Executive Producers: George…

From Reactions. Ammonium nitrate has been involved in dozens of disasters and terrorist attacks but, under normal circumstances, it’s totally harmless. What turns it deadly? #beirut #explosive #ammoniumnitrate Find us on all these places: Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Facebook! http://facebook.com/ACSReactions Twitter! http://twitter.com/ACSReactions Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/acsreactions/ Tumblr! http://acsreactions.tumblr.com/ You might also like: The Chemistry of Fireworks https://youtu.be/nPHegSulI_M How Pee…

From Reactions. It’s safe to say that we’re all trying to make sense of 2020 — and Self-Evident is aimed at just that. Be sure to check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYs98uc0JjQ How do you stop pepper burn if you can’t drink milk? This week Sam and George suffer for science. #peppers #burn #spicyfood You might also…

From Reactions. This beautiful, color-changing tea is all over TikTok and Instagram. This week Sam and George add different things (some not drinkable!) to the tea to play with its spectacular colors. #butterflytea #blueflowertea #bluetea Important note: One way to figure out whether all of the chalcone molecules were destroyed by bleach would be to…

From Reactions. Why was the West Coast sky bright orange? This week we break down the Mars-like haze and how climate change is involved. #orangesky #climatechange #wildfires Take the PBS Digital Studios annual survey: http://to.pbs.org/2020survey Our friends at C&EN have a new article out about how smoke particulate size affects health: https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/toxicology/Smokes-particle-size-key-health/98/i39 Chemical & Engineering…

From Reactions. Sam’s friend got a crazy swelling, peeling burn on her hands from making a margarita and then heading to the beach. Why? #margaritaburn #margarita #phytophotodermatitis Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Facebook! http://facebook.com/ACSReactions Twitter! http://twitter.com/ACSReactions Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/acsreactions/ You might also like: What is Ringworm and How Do You Get Rid of It? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM3HlbVIw6A The World’s Most Unavoidable…

From Reactions. Cellulose is everywhere. In fact, it is the most abundant organic molecule on the Earth! It’s in (but not limited to) our food, clothing, and plastics, and the cellulose compound nitrocellulose is used in explosives but also in things like x-rays, early silent films and nail polish. In this episode of #Untold, a…

From Reactions. When you think of batteries, you might think of the thing your watch or car needs to run. But as we move toward producing and storing more renewable energy (like solar and wind) we have to start thinking bigger. In this episode of #Untold, a new #YouTubeLearning series from ACS, PBS, and YouTube,…

From Reactions. The sun is essential plant food that’s heating our planet, but we don’t often think about the wild things happening on and below its surface. In this episode of #Untold, a new #YouTubeLearning series from ACS, PBS, and YouTube, we talk about those wild things, and how they can affect us all the…

From Reactions. It might feel like they’re making us cooler, but refrigerators and air conditioning are actually making our world warmer. Yes, they use a huge amount of electricity, but many older cooling methods also released tons of molecules that are still hanging around, shredding our #ozone layer. In this episode of #Untold, a new…

From Reactions. Our planet has been rocked by many-a-meteorite, and they’ve left not just themselves as space debris but also craters and even molecules needed for life. Now we’ve started to travel to them, and they might be a key part of our forays into deep space. In this episode of #Untold, a new #YouTubeLearning…

From Reactions. On August 21, 1986, violent explosions rocked Cameroon’s Lake Nyos. A wave of water over 15 meters (around 50 ft) high flattened vegetation along the southern shore, but a second deadly, nearly invisible wave of carbon dioxide blanketed the nearby towns, suffocating residents and animals. In this episode of #Untold, a new #YouTubeLearning…

From Reactions. Maybe you already knew that deadly algal tides discolor ocean waves, deplete the water of oxygen, and release toxins that can kill a huge range of ocean critters, but did you know that the tiny organisms that cause red tides are also an extremely important part of our ecosystem? In this episode of…

From Reactions. When you think “molasses,” you probably think “slow, sticky,” or “totally boring,” but in January, 1919, a tsunami wave of molasses destroyed Boston’s North End, killing 21 people and leaving another 150 injured. In this episode of #Untold, a new #YouTubeLearning series from ACS, PBS, and YouTube, we get into the science behind…