Support the fact-based journalism you rely on with a donation to Marketplace today. Give Now!

How to be a cosmetic scientist

Feb 15, 2019
Beauty and science aren't mutually exclusive.
Balanda Atis serves as the director of face innovation and multicultural beauty at L'Oréal USA.
Courtesy of L'Oréal USA

A "new" periodic table shows Earth’s rapidly diminishing elements

Jan 24, 2019
A new chart shows elements sorted by quantities left on earth rather than weight.
A "new" periodic table of elements based on how much of the element is left on Earth.
European Chemical Society

Business bottling a person's "olfactive signature"

Jan 18, 2016
What if you could keep the smell of the ones you love?

Spray-on batteries grown by...viruses?

Aug 27, 2010
The American Chemical Society just wrapped up its national meeting in Boston, and among the presentations, a lot of interesting work on batteries...