Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover chemistry, from its small molecules to its big questions. This article is more than 8 years old. Remember Zika virus? It ...

Sugar is one of the most common ingredients used in our daily life. Known for its sweet taste and energy-inducing properties, ...

Our brain’s reward system is crucial for learning new things. Relying on the release of neurotransmitter dopamine, it is also a key reason behind why some things just feel so good- such as falling in ...

The idea of food addiction is a very controversial topic among scientists. Researchers from Aarhus University have delved into this topic and examined what happens in the brains of pigs when they ...

Competitive baking is a hot category of television, and one skill that regularly trips up TV bakers is making dainty decorations using melted sugar. Criss DCosta, a PhD student in Ruchi Anand’s lab at ...

Biofuels offer a reasonable alternative to conventional fuels, and there are many research paths vying for a process that can achieve economical large-scale production. A research group from the ...

In June, the U.S. Department of Energy made an announcement that seemed fairly banal — it set aside $100 million this year to fund 22 new Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) and renew several ...