Most people use cabbage for cooking but it can also be really great for your at-home chemistry experiments. Check out the cool chemistry stuff you can do with a red cabbage! Add about 1 cup of water, ...

Discover how red cabbage can act as a natural pH indicator, revealing whether substances are acids or bases through beautiful color changes. pH is a measure that tells us how acidic or basic a ...

Murky green algal blooms are more than a major eyesore; they reveal that a body of water could be unsafe for swimming or drinking. Currently, however, there isn't an effective warning system for ...

Damage developing in a material can be difficult to see until something breaks or fails. A new polymer damage indication system automatically highlights areas that are cracked, scratched or stressed, ...

CORRECTION: This story was updated on Aug. 1, 2014, to clarify that the test detects many strains of Escherichia coli, not just pathogenic ones. To lower costs, Davis looked for a glucuronide with a ...