Celebrating science's forgotten heroes
Betty Wright Harris’s explosive career
Masataka Ogawa and the search for nipponium
Elizabeth Fulhame, the 18th century chemistry pioneer who faded from history
William Knox, the only Black supervisor in the Manhattan Project
Margaret Melhase Fuchs and the radioactive isotope
PC Ray: A genius chemist who dreamed of a modern India
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Omega-3s and brain health
Modern diets can leave us short on essential fatty acids. Barbara Pinho looks into how this is affecting our health and our brains in particular
The smell of history
Nina Notman sniffs out chemistry’s role in uncovering, documenting and recreating the scents of the past
Are everyday chemicals contributing to global obesity?
Research in animal models suggests the simple ‘energy in, energy out’ model doesn’t tell the whole story. Anthony King talks to researchers worried about obesogens
Fashion to dye for
Can colouring clothing be environmentally sustainable? Victoria Atkinson looks at how dyes have come full circle from their natural origins