Here’s a terrifying and fascinating chemical reaction to start your Monday right. In a slow-motion video, sulfuric acid rips apart a sponge. We’ll let you admire the show, and explain what’s happening ...

Sulfuric acid dehydrates sugar. That sounds pretty tame, until you see that “dehydration” means that a huge, black, sugary pillar crawls up out of the beaker and comes after you. How much damage can ...

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed a method that can reduce the levels of mercury in sulfuric acid by more than 90%—even from low levels. Sulfuric acid is ...