Pollutants, key atmospheric components and vital fertilisers: nitrogen compounds are all of these, as Emma Davies finds out
New approvals and expanded use for checkpoint inhibitor drugs illustrate the power of Nobel-winning science
Composite material gives shrimp ‘spring’ both strength and flexibility
O’Brien, a ‘steadfast, positive and committed member and representative of our community’ passed away on 16 October
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Emma Stoye has the full story of how Frances Arnold, George Smith and Greg Winter put evolution to work in the lab
Philip Ball looks at whether prizes and awards help or hinder scientific progress
Using radioisotopes to image inside patients’ bodies – nuclear medicine – is under threat from ageing reactors. James Mitchell Crow discovers the new science trying to fix the problem
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Why George Aldrich’s nose is so important to Nasa’s success
The space agency has come a long way - but its best may be yet to come
How astrochemists are identifying molecules light-years away from Earth
An uncertain future may cause UK researchers to move abroad
Prizes not only recognise excellence, they can challenge us to be better too
Failures are common in drug research, but some are bigger than others
Chemical bonds continue to fascinate chemists – and bring us together too
As the originators duke it out in court, their patents are becoming increasingly irrelevant
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A biologically active compound from the biblical balm of Gilead, said to ‘heal the sin-sick soul’ and mentioned at the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
The compound formerly known by the no-nonsense name 'very fast death factor'
An ancient, but effective, remedy for painful attacks of gout
An infectious experience
Not OK, computer
Revealing the mysteries of space, one mote of dust at a time
What went wrong on the 26 April 1986 disaster and what continued to go wrong in the days, weeks and years that followed
Meet the people at the peak of their powers
A look at six decades of science from the US space agency
How Erwin Schrödinger’s What is Life? overlooked the central science
Wikipedia blamed for depicting wrong person in tribute to the architects of St Petersburg
Maurice Marie Alfred Couette, French physicist (1858-1943) and pioneer in fluid dynamics
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