Some of us can't get enough of that new car smell. But certain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that help create this aroma are linked to cancer. While this doesn't mean new car smell definitely increases your chance of getting cancer,...

We all have that coworker who insists that the houseplants on their desks are improving the office air quality, but is there any truth to that? Hosted by: Olivia Gordon

As we forge ahead into the new year, let’s take some time to thank the intrepid researchers, volunteers, and even the occasional dog who came before us, made sure our food and drugs are free from poison, and built the devices that make...

The IARC has categorized processed meat as a definite carcinogen. But how dangerous is it really? Do we finally have to give up bacon?

SciShow Space News gives you a whiff of comet 67P, and takes you through a record-breaking skydive from an altitude five times the height of Mount Everest.

Everything is made of chemicals, including the human body, but there are some especially weird ones

The alcohol we drink is just one particular kind of alcohol: ethanol. The others can be a lot more dangerous, and in the 1920s, the US government made a really dangerous cocktail.

Turns out stink bugs and cilantro have some things in common.

We all have that coworker who insists that the houseplants on their desks are improving the office air quality, but is there any truth to that?

It can be easy to take for granted the fact that there isn’t formaldehyde in your milk.

Want to learn more about the topic in this week's video? Here are some key words/phrases to get your googling started:

-adjuvant: substance added to a vaccine to enhance the body's immune response and increase the vaccine's...

Howcast - Everyday household items can emit toxins that are unhealthy to breathe. You can naturally remove these toxins by decorating your home with common houseplants.

Discover how Dr. Harvey W. Wiley's daring experiments with the Poison Squad led to the establishment of the FDA and safer food regulations.

Discover how Dr. Harvey W. Wiley's daring experiments with the Poison Squad led to the establishment of the FDA and safer food regulations.

Just as important as learning reactions that generate carbon-carbon bonds, we need ways to cleave carbon-carbon bonds as well.This is useful for splitting a molecule up into fragments, or transforming a cyclic molecule into a linear...

In this video, Justin and Jonathan from the Institute of Human Anatomy discuss the basics of embalming and dissecting, as well as introduce the viewer to each cadaver in the lab.

I show how to make the marquis reagent from formaldehyde and sulfuric acid, and preform tests on modifinil, promethazine, tizanidine, ritilin (methylphenidate), acetominiphen, and aspirin.

Schiff Base Chemistry 2 Monoamine Oxidase

One of the most important name reactions is the Mannich reaction, named after German chemist Carl Mannich, who developed it in 1912. In its original form, this takes formaldehyde, an enolizable ketone, and a secondary amine, and produces...

The Henry reaction is sometimes called a nitroaldol reaction, because it involves the addition of a nitronate salt to a carbonyl compound. This is a great setup for a Nef reaction, which was learned in the previous tutorial. Let's look...

Organic Chemistry Practice Exam 12

We've got a target molecule to synthesize, and we have to start from benzene and other reagents of three carbons or less. How are we gonna do this? Think about the reactions you know, especially some electrophilic aromatic substitution,...

The Cannizzaro reaction is pretty old, over 150 years old in fact, but it is still an important reaction in organic chemistry. It involves the disproportionation of two equivalents of an aldehyde, meaning one is oxidized to the...

It explains the commercial applications of methanol and ethanol.