A scientist has come up with proof of something students have known for years -- chemistry lectures are boring. In an article published in the current…

Organic chemistry is the chemistry of carbon compounds. Biochemistry is the study of carbon compounds that crawl. -- Mike AdamsChemicals: Noxious substances from which modern…

CHEMISTRY RHYMESOld Man StokesOld man Stokes was a gentleman fineWho lived beside the Raleigh line;Old anti-Stokes, his existance denied,Lived never-the-less on…

REAL ANSWERS FROM EARTH SCIENCE EXAMSThe terrestrial planets are much larger than the gas giants.Wegener found matching bedbugs on opposite sides of the Atlantic.…

REAL QUESTIONS ASKED IN SCIENCE CLASSESAre the rivers flowing up the mountain or down the mountain?Is that the ocean? (Asked while on a field…

The Geologist's Come-All-Ye (a folksong) by Brenna LorenzCome all ye lads and you will hearAbout the life that we love dear,Refrain: With our…

Element name: WOMAN.Symbol: WO.Atomic weight: 'Don't even go there'.Physical properties: Generally round in form. Boils at nothing and may freeze at any time.…

A college physics professor was explaining a particularly complicated concept to his class when a pre-med student interrupted him."Why do we have to learn this…

Two atoms are walking down the street when they run into each other. The first says to the second, "Are you all right? Youdon't look…

Two hydrogen atoms bumped into each other recently.One said: "Why do you look so sad?"The other responded: "I lost an electron."Concerned, One asked…

Intelligent LifeIt was a celebratory mood with the boys at NASA -- they had just made the scientific achievement of a lifetime. As they were…

Feline Physics LawsLaw of Cat InertiaA cat at rest will tend to remain at rest, unless acted upon by some outside force - such…

When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ball-point pens would not work in zero gravity.To combat this problem, NASA scientists spent…

A small piece of sodium which lived in a test tube fell in love with a Bunsen burner."Oh Bunsen, my flame. I melt whenever I…

Miss Jones had been giving her second-grade students a lesson on science. She had explained about magnets and showed how they would pick up nails and…