. This is more microbiology than chemistry but it has been a subject that fascinated me. Electric hand dryers in public toilets have long b...

. When I worked at the Coroner's Court, I remember reading about a guy who had a whole lot of potatoes that had started to shoot and so ...

. It is hard to believe that these little tackers, small scale insects on a South American cactus, are useful but they are the source of the...

. Got an email from a friend recently, spouting the old and hoary myths about Coca Cola. My comments are in blue. 1. In many states the hig...

. People are funny critters. I was telling someone last night that I was going to sprinkle some brandy on my Xmas cake and they responded wi...

. It's Halloween and I thought a little bit about sulphur would be fitting as sulphur is the basis of brimstone and supposedly the smell...

. Interesting story about tea recently: A 44-year-old man presented in May, 2001, with muscle cramps. He had recently switched to drinking...