Imagine you're at the petrol station filling up your car, when a splash of petrol hits the ground. The last time these atoms saw the…
benJune 4, 2020
TL;DR: The relative abundance of the four states of matter shows us that many of the things that we're used to on Earth, like seeing…
benMay 31, 2020
When I look up at the stars, I like to imagine the alien worlds that are in orbit around them. Most of them are probably…
benMay 31, 2020
Traveling across the Earth Once on Earth, your atoms began to cycle through the air, land, and water. At this point, it's hard to track…
benMay 30, 2020
TL;DR: A coin is the middle point between an atom and the USA. Every time you scroll down on your phone, you are pushing millions…
benMay 28, 2020
🎧 Listen to this article TL;DR: Nitrogen is one of life's most precious resources. Discovering how to industrially produce it (as ammonia) let our population break…
benMay 27, 2020
TL;DR: Nuclear waste is a material whose atoms we have destabilised. Certain types will far outlive our species, and we currently have nowhere it put…
benMay 26, 2020
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