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Reactions is a show that uncovers the chemistry all around us. We answer the burning questions you’ve always wanted to ask, blending the worlds of science and every-day life.

George visits chemists and discovers that Mexican Coke is doing something secretive.
We test if DNA from strawberries and salmon can really make fabric flame resistant.
Are there really microplastics in chewing gum? George tries to find out.
Earth's core: solid or liquid? Yes — we know more about distant galaxies than our own interior.
Only twice in Earth's history have supermountains risen, and both times reshaped life forever.
Gödel found a time-travel solution in General Relativity, revealing spacetime can loop on itself.
Tracing the violence, protests and arrests stemming from federal immigration sweeps across the U.S.
Was the T-Rex given the wrong name?
Tardigrades can survive almost anything—even most of Mars. But one Martian chemical stops even them.