salt Here are the salts you need in your kitchen and why David Pescovitz

chemical equilibrium Watch a ciliate die Rob Beschizza

microscale Tiny liquid robots swim around powered by "food" in the water instead of electricity David Pescovitz

avogadro It's mole day! At 6:02, tip your hat to Avogadro's constant Annie Rauwerda

mercury Anvil floating in tub of mercury Rob Beschizza

chemistry Great deal on Kindle edition of Theodore Gray's Molecules book Mark Frauenfelder

methamphetamine Chemistry prof from Periodic Videos finally watches 'Breaking Bad' Andrea James

it burns it burrnnnns Cracking the secrets of the super-efficient "blue whirl" flame Clive Thompson

bananas Just look at these bananas turned into explosive radioactive potassium Andrea James

nanotechnology Here are the chemistry stories that delighted the editors of Chemical and Engineering News this year Mark Frauenfelder

grapes Turns out vinyl gloves can be made into grape soda Andrea James

chemistry Molecules: The Elements and the Architecture of Everything Mark Frauenfelder

bad smells What is the world's foulest smell? It's called "U.S. Government Standard Bathroom Malodor" Mark Frauenfelder

weird science Watch how a heavy anvil floats in a vat of mercury Gareth Branwyn

kitchen science Engineers developed a mathematical model of Ooblek David Pescovitz

lithium ion batteries Nobel Prize in Chemistry split 3 ways for lithium-ion battery research Xeni Jardin

candy Candy Chemistry. You know, for kids! Jason Weisberger

swimming pools There is no chemical that will turn pool water a different color if you pee in it David Pescovitz

chemistry Man puts mercury in his mouth Mark Frauenfelder

a bright idea Plants that glow could illuminate tomorrow's buildings David Pescovitz