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Oct 30, 2015

[UPDATED] Five Students, One Teacher Injured In Chemistry Classroom Fire At Woodson High School

Two students were seriously injured enough to have been flown to the burn center at Washington Hospital Center.

Jul 31, 2013

Learn About the Chemistry Behind the Corpse Flower

Watch as Todd Brethauer, the Botanic Garden’s public science educator, explains the chemistry behind the corpse flower to Bytesize Science.

Sep 26, 2011

Chemical Explosion Injures University of Maryland Students

Prince George’s County emergency crews responded to the Chemistry Building at the University of Maryland this afternoon after an explosion injured two female students.

 
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