Apparently, some light takes a trip around a black hole before reaching a telescope. Scientists want to measure it, and the equipment list is almost as interesting as the destination.

Apparently, the tomato paste hiding in the back of the fridge has a surprisingly interesting connection to your skin. Naturally, I wanted to know how that works.

I started reading about a company using silkworms for protein and ended up learning how a caterpillar can manufacture a molecule for a laboratory. There was considerably more going on than dinner.

Apparently, the phones in our pockets can pass messages across a crowd without using the internet. How Bitchat does it, and why Bluetooth suddenly got a much more interesting job.

A clinic offers to take plastic out of your blood. Naturally, I had questions about the machine, the measurements, and what happens to the person afterward.

Sugar alcohol sounds like dessert met wine. The actual chemistry explains sugar-free gum, unhappy stomachs, and why erythritol and maltitol behave differently.

Three months to Mars is an exciting possibility. Here’s where the idea came from, why the trip is so difficult, and what Starship still needs to demonstrate.

A tiny chemical difference in Hawaiian volcanic rocks has scientists looking deep inside Earth. I followed the gold headline into ruthenium, mantle plumes, and the much older history of the metal itself.

The elements inside us have very different histories. Follow hydrogen back before the first stars, then explore how stellar generations supplied many of the ingredients in our bodies.

I’ve cried over a half-burnt piece of toast, so I wanted to know what tears are actually doing. Here’s what the science says about crying, sore eyes, comfort, and that sometimes-delayed sense of relief.