Welcome to our collection of summer-related articles, where we invite you to embark on a journey through the captivating world of chemistry inspired by the season.
![What Happens When You Pee in the Pool?](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy/common/images/thumbnails/source/172947419ed.png)
The video looks at the chemistry involved when urinating in a chlorinated pool
![Where Does the Typical Sea Smell Come From?](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy/common/images/thumbnails/source/179b24d604f.png)
Of course, chemistry plays a role – the short video explains how
![How Does Our Body Process Alcohol?](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy/common/images/thumbnails/source/17917498a71.png)
The short video describes which processes take place in the body during alcohol breakdown and how long this takes
![The Colors of Life](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy/common/images/thumbnails/source/1537923b83e.jpg)
The colors of the living world are produced by a wide variety of mechanisms
![How Can a Firefly Glow?](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/CMA_PreviewFirefly-125x94.png)
The video explains how bioluminescence works in the firefly and why it glows at all
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Focus: Can Too Much Water Be Toxic?
04 July 2017 — Is such a thing as “water poisoning” possible?
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Focus: To Tattoo or Not to Tattoo?
06 December 2016 — Tattooing from a chemical point of view
![Capturing Water from the Atmosphere](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/waterharvesting-125x94.png)
Can we harvest drinking water directly from the air around us? – Examples from nature and research
![H2O](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy/common/images/thumbnails/source/142b2bac11e.jpg)
Example video by Celine Henk for the Element Video Competition
![The Chemistry of Deodorants](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy/common/images/thumbnails/source/162fc7bb06a.png)
How do deodorants and antiperspirants work? Which ingredients do they contain?
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Focus: The Oktoberfest Rearrangement
03 September 2013 — A closer look at the chemical role hops play in the beer-brewing process shows how beer owes its marvelous flavor to a great deal of chemistry
![What is a Football Shirt Made Of?](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy/common/images/thumbnails/source/163d59419d0.png)
Different materials and their properties
![How to Make Beer](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy/common/images/thumbnails/source/163cb3d70a1.png)
Beer owes its marvelous flavor to a great deal of chemistry
![Can Brine from Seawater Desalination Plants Be a Source of Critical Metals?](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy/common/images/thumbnails/source/1801ec11d47.jpg)
Spotlight: Can Brine from Seawater Desalination Plants Be a Source of Critical Metals?
Seawater brines are an enormous potential source of minerals and metals – first discoveries
![The Air that I Breathe – Part 1](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy/common/images/thumbnails/source/15ece9c2dd2.jpg)
Chemistry of indoor air is a relatively new, diverse, and interdisciplinary field surrounding us every day
![What Color Is the Sun?](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023_ColorOfSun.png)
Yellow? Green? White? 🤔🌞
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