Earwax (cerumen) protects the inside of your ears from irritation and infection. As the body makes new wax, the old earwax usually drains out of your ears naturally. Sometimes earwax can build up and ...

All the tech we rely on, from cars to smartphones, was engineered using physics. You don’t need to know the science to use these things. But a well-rounded human should understand at least some of the ...

A spray of water microdroplets turns a test strip blue, indicating the presence of hydrogen peroxide. Credit: Credit: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. It’s the latest in a series of studies from Zare, ...

Breaking something rarely sparks joy—unless you’re activating a glow stick. Just bend the plastic baton until you hear a snap, and behold, you have a radiant wand to illuminate your way. Whether ...

For the past few years, companies and prospectors around the world have been hunting for underground reserves of natural hydrogen, spurred by estimates that Earth contains trillions of tonnes of the ...

Toyota found a way to downsize the typical consumer hydrogen tank. Its portable hydrogen cartridges are small enough to be carried like a backpack. In theory, they ...

Acne is the most common skin condition in the world, so it's no wonder benzoyl peroxide is almost like a rite of passage for people. The popular ingredient is found in a variety of skin-care products, ...

Scientists have discovered carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the surface of Charon, Pluto's largest moon, offering clues about the origins of the space rock and other celestial objects in the ...

Astronomers have detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the frozen surface of Pluto's largest moon, Charon, using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope. These discoveries add to ...

Hydrogen fueling remains a serious challenge, but the two automakers think they can overcome those obstacles together. Hydrogen fueling remains a serious challenge, but the two automakers think they ...

Two new studies focusing on the safety of benzoyl peroxide (BP)–containing acne products with typical everyday use found no reason for concern about either high blood levels of benzene, a breakdown ...