How Do We Know the Half Life of Uranium and Can You Collect Gold Once It's Dissolved in Acid?
How do you recover gold that’s been dissolved in acid? How do we know the half-life of uranium? We take on your burning chemistry questions.
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After several years and millions of views, the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest scientific society, is bidding farewell to its popular YouTube series Bytesize Science. But you can’t keep a great chemistry video series down for long. We’re proud to announce Reactions, a new weekly video series about the chemistry all around us. For more Reactions videos, please check out our Youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/user/ACSReactions/featured
Cow Burps Are Warming the Planet
Learn more about CuriosityStream at https://curiositystream.com/reactions (CODE: reactions) Cows burp up a lot of methane thanks to the chemistry of t...
What's That After-Rain Smell Made Of?
There’s a sweet smell in the air after it rains, whether it’s a spring shower or a summer storm. This week on Reactions, we explain the chemistry of p...
What Are Century Eggs?
These black preserved eggs don’t look like food, but in this episode we’ll show how chemistry turns century eggs into a Chinese comfort food.
TV Forensics: What Do CSIs Actually Do?
We all love detective TV shows, like CSI Miami and Magnum P.I. In this episode, we’ll show what really happens in forensics science lab.
The Disappearing Spoon, The Rooster and the Bearded Russian
In this video, we look at the chemistry of gallium, the science behind the holes in the periodic table, and the history of how the elements fell into ...
The Periodic Table Table
Theo Gray is 2011 ACS Grady Stack Award winner and in this video, his real DIY masterpiece is the world's first "periodic table table."
How Does Xanax Work?
Whether or not you have anxiety, you’ve probably heard of Xanax. But what’s in this popular and widely prescribed drug, and how does it work?
Why Do Some People Hate Cilantro?
Cilantro is one of the most polarizing herbs the planet. Consider it the Benedict Cumberbatch of taco toppings. But what is it about this little plant...
The One Where We Put Stuff in Acid
Watch as Reactions uses some acid know-how to tell a chemistry detective story and sort real gold from the imposters.