The magical Transformation of BREAD

HOW BAKERS TURN FLOUR INTO FRESH LOAVES

CREEPING, CRAWLING COLORS

Test the rainbow with two sweet experiments.

The Air Around Us

WHAT'S IN AIR-AND WHY IT MATTERS

UMA PARASAR

FOOD CHEMIST

A MATTER OF TASTE

THE TONGUE, THE NOSE, AND THE BRAIN ALL WORK TOGETHER TO NOTICE FLAVORS.

A WHIFF OF THE FUTURE

TEACHING AI TO SMELL FOR HEALTH, SAFETY— AND SHOPPING

Making Medicine

FROM DISCOVERY ΤΟ DOCTORS

CAROLYN BERTOZZI

CHEMIST AND MEDICAL RESEARCHER

DISCARD DEVICE, EXPECT EXPLOSION. WAIT, WHAT?

Your phone shuts down randomly. You have to charge it constantly. And you can barely see the screen through a spiderweb of cracks. Time for a new cell phone. But what should you do with the old one? The number one rule: Never throw it in a trash can or recycle bin. It might start a fire or even blow up.

PIZZA FOR TWO (OR MORE)

It's time for a snack, and you and your pal are all set to share a pizza, with each of you getting half. When the pizza arrives, however, you find that the slices are not all the same size.

SO MESSY, IT'S CLEAN

Make your very own soap!

Flawed Genius

STEVE JOBS'S IMPRESSIVE, MESSY CAREER

ACCIDENTALLY Delicious

Have you ever been really hungry, but there wasn't much to eat in your kitchen? Did you throw together a bunch of stuff you had on hand and were pleasantly surprised when it tasted good?

OOPS!

The ins and outs of news media corrections

HOUSE OF CARDS

TRY THE PERFECT EXPERIMENT—AND THEN REFLECT ON HOW IT WENT.

Two College Students Devise Smart Glasses That Can ID People

YOU'RE WAITING FOR THE SUBWAY WITH A COUPLE OF YOUR FRIENDS.

That Wanaka Tree Gets a Companion

\"THAT WANAKA TREE,\" AS IT'S CALLED, IS A FAMOUS WILLOW TREE THAT GROWS OUT OF LAKE WANAKA ON THE SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND.

Two Comb Jellies Can Fuse Their Bodies Together to Become One

COMB JELLIES ARE GELATIN-LIKE AND MOSTLY SEETHROUGH INVERTEBRATES, OR ANIMALS WITHOUT A BACKBONE, THAT FLOAT IN THE OCEAN NEAR SHORE.

Getting Started

In this editorial cartoon, a young 19th-century woman must overcome the obstacle of carrying a heavy burden while climbing a multirung ladder before she can achieve \"Equal Suffrage.\"

Mary Ann Shadd Cary - Publisher

In the decades before the Civil War (1861-1865), many Americans joined the abolition movement. The Shadd family was among them. Mary Ann Shadd (1823-1893) grew up in an African American family of 13 children.

The Grimké Sisters Abolitionists

Every night, Dinah was supposed to brush the E hair of her mistress, Sarah Moore Grimké (1792-1873). But one night, 12-year-old Sarah stopped Dinah. She wanted to help Dinah instead. They had to be quiet so they wouldn't get caught. It was 1804 in Charleston, South Carolina. The Grimkés were among Charleston's major slaveholding families. Strict laws regulated the behavior of both master and enslaved people.

Sacagawea Explorer

Sacagawea (1788-1812) played a unique role in history. She was a go-between for Indigenous peoples and EuroAmerican explorers.

Leonora M. Barry - Investigator

When Leonora M. Barry (1849-1923) was a young girl, her family left Ireland to escape a famine. They settled in New York. Barry became a teacher. In 1872, she married a fellow Irish immigrant. At that time, married women were not allowed to work. So, Barry stayed home to raise their three children.

Lydia E. Pinkham Businesswoman

Women were the first line of defense when it came to the good health of their families in the 1800s.

Louise Blanchard Bethune - Architect

Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856-1915) showed early promise in math. Lucky for her, her father was the principal and a mathematics teacher in a school in Waterloo, New York. Instead of going to school, Louise's father taught her at home until she was 11 years old. She also discovered a skill for planning houses. It developed into a lifelong interest in architecture and a place in history as the first professional female architect in the United States.

Mary Church Terrell Organizer

Some women wanted to have a greater voice in American society in the 1800s.

Finding a New Path

For many Americans, this month's mystery hero represents the ultimate modern trailblazer. She is recognized by just her first name.

Frances Willard Leader

During Frances Willard's lifetime (1839-1898), she was the best-known woman in America: She headed the largest women's organization in the worldthe Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). In that role, her abilities shone as a social activist, a dynamic speaker, and a brilliant organizer. She educated women on how to run meetings, write petitions, give speeches, and lobby state and federal legislators.

Arabella Mansfield -Lawyer

Arabella Mansfield started out life as Belle Babb (1846-1911). She grew up in a Midwest family that valued education. In 1850, her father left to search for gold in California. He died in a tunnel accident a few years later.

Allies in the Fight

Women hoping for a larger role in the world in which they lived faced a lot of opposition in the 19th century. But they found allies, too. Take a look.