LabX

09/03/2026

What does Pokérus have to do with how diseases spread?

We teamed up with adef for the first installment of our LabX × adef series, taking one of Pokémon’s strangest mechanics and following the question much further than the game itself.

Watch the full investigation:
https://ow.ly/bXf950ZISIx

08/27/2026

A cocktail that changes color? 🍸🔵➡️🩷

We’re making a butterfly pea flower cocktail that puts chemistry right in your glass.

Butterfly pea flowers contain natural pigments called anthocyanins that act as a pH indicator. Add acidic lemon juice, and watch the drink transform from purple to a vibrant pink. 🧪

Then add gin, elderflower liqueur, ice, and a splash of prosecco—and you’ve got yourself a color-changing cocktail.

Want to know why the chemistry works? Watch the full Color Changing Cocktails episode of Chemists in the Kitchen.

08/25/2026

Why does the Tree of Life work so well on TikTok?

Because it’s full of the exact thing short-form video thrives on: surprises.

Our latest Substack looks at how LabX worked with NAS member Doug Soltis to turn unexpected evolutionary connections into a short-form series designed around curiosity, not lectures.

Read it here:

How we turned one of biology’s biggest ideas into 60-second stories about the surprising connections hiding across life on Earth.

08/23/2026

Hippos have one of the weirdest family trees on Earth.

08/22/2026

Rhinos aren’t where most people think they are on the Tree of Life.

08/21/2026

have a much stranger family tree than you’d expect!

08/21/2026

Did you know that some types of fungi can be pathogens?

08/20/2026

These fish took completely different paths…

…and they’re still close relatives.

08/20/2026

What if the first animals weren’t what we thought?

08/19/2026

Scientists thought this was ONE butterfly.