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PuzzleQuick chemistry crossword #108
Understanding Einstein’s most famous equation will guide you in this quick chemistry crossword
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PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #150
Hilf mir bei diesem Kreuzworträtsel! ‘Sounds like a plea from the German chemist (5)’
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PuzzleChemistry wordoku #159
This chemistry wordoku contains a chemist working to help understand Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease
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OpinionAvtar Singh Matharu: ‘Being a visible role model is really important’
The green chemist on being authentic, having good mentors and being proud of your culture
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NewsGrowing confidence of Africa’s chemical societies brings chemistry’s benefits to continent
Chemistry organisations on the continent are looking to professionalise and get involved in setting standards in their home countries
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OpinionDeadly reminders of the importance of risk assessment
Serious incidents in two university labs highlight the importance of knowing what to do when things go wrong
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FeatureThe chemistry helping to unravel the Bayeux Tapestry’s secrets
As the Bayeux Tapestry comes to the British Museum, scientists reveal how chemistry and imaging technology are unlocking its hidden history
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PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #149
‘A bet to get you agitated? (8)’ I wager you can’t complete this cryptic chemistry crossword
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NewsCockroaches producing energy-rich milk bag this year’s chemistry Ig Nobel prize
Could cockroach milk one day line supermarket shelves?
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NewsAda Yonath, chemistry Nobel winner who mapped the ribosome, dies at 87
Pioneering x-ray crystallographer changed the way science understood ribosomes and protein synthesis
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NewsSouth African scientists could face year in prison unless registered with national standards body, under proposed law
Researchers warn that registration offers little benefit and that the associated costs will disadvantage early-career researchers
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News‘Lots of researchers were doing very unusual things – I created an awards ceremony to celebrate them’
Marc Abrahams, founder of the Ig Nobel prizes, on how the annual parody science award show began and how it’s changing
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PuzzleSeptember 2026 puzzles
Download the puzzles from the September 2026 print issue of Chemistry World
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PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #148
Practicing cryptic chemistry crosswords ‘Endlessly teaches learner to bond (7)’
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OpinionSarah O’Connor: ‘There’s nothing that matches that thrill of discovery’
The natural product chemist talks growing up in New York, her dad’s late pursuit of a PhD, and her journey to plant chemistry and to Germany
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CareersHow to write thesis acknowledgements
Tips for deciding who and how to thank those who have supported you through your PhD or dissertation
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PuzzleChemistry wordoku #156
This chemistry wordoku can be found helping convert water to oxygen in photosynthesis!
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PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #147
Can you find all the solutions to this cryptic chemistry crossword, even the ‘Sparky footballer? (7)’