New Discoveries on Nicotine - Episode 836

November 16, 2017 - Mussels could help keep dirty water from fouling streams and rivers.

November 15, 2017 - Firefighting increases exposure to carcinogens.

November 13, 2017 - Viruses embedded in new ‘sugar-glass’ coating could help kill bacteria found in food.

November 09, 2017 -  ‘Star Wars’ parody inadvertently produces something scientifically useful.

November 08, 2017 - A little more than a hundred years ago, the world's fast-growing population was outstripping humanity's ability to feed itself. Mass starvation was only averted when a pair of brilliant German scientists developed a new chemical process to snatch nitrogen gas from the air and use it to make modern fertilizers. As science writer Thomas Hager explains in this episode of Science Elements, it's a story of wars, greed, bird droppings and a discovery that continues to dramatically shape our lives today. Music: "Wash Out" by Broke for Free, licensed under Creative Commons CC-BY 3.0.

November 06, 2017 - Gender and gut differences could influence nicotine’s hold.

November 02, 2017 -  Burned popcorn inspires quest for new energy-storage material.

November 01, 2017 - A compound banned in soaps products, sticks around.

October 30, 2017 -  Discovery offers clues to overcoming drug-resistance in blood cancers.

October 26, 2017 -  Scientists detect a surprising source for antibiotic resistant genes in bacteria.