Frances Addison examines how our quest to control and manage pain has led to a modern medical crisis, as opioids oxycodone and hydrocodone are among the most abused prescription medications in the US
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Enormous 660m2 periodic table adorns Australian university’s new science building
Heavy metal’s levels were more than 70 times higher than pre-Roman populations
In our final comic of the International Year of the Periodic Table, Mendeleev puts his elemental cards on the table
Lecturers and support staff have been on strike for eight days and further action may be on the way
Co-authoring with someone outstanding in their field increases the chance that a young scientist will become a leader too
Move marks first time any class of chemical has been prohibited since the Chemical Weapons Convention came into force over two decades ago
University has met all commitments in plan agreed with National Institutes of Health
Project aims to accelerate research on microbial metabolites
LED, antenna and printable supercapacitor built into lens without obscuring wearer’s vision
Troublesome side reaction becomes useful synthetic tool
Analysis finds rates of decarbonisation significantly higher than thought
Tweaked Escherichia coli could help deal with humanity’s carbon dioxide problem
First work in vertebrates reveals developmental abnormalities in chicken embryos
In our final comic of the International Year of the Periodic Table, Mendeleev puts his elemental cards on the table
Can re-purposed science help us understand more than the physical world? Rachel Brazil talks to the scientists trying to play swap
Thousands of papers have been published on curcumin’s healing potential, but its usefulness is not yet proven, finds Andy Extance
Co-authoring with someone outstanding in their field increases the chance that a young scientist will become a leader too
Time to break the culture of secrecy around what we earn
The reasoning behind forcing older academics to retire is problematic
The Royal Society of Chemistry’s archive of remuneration reports shed light on pay and benefits in the chemical sciences
Experienced scientists who opt to work part time are so beneficial to Reading Scientific Service Ltd that the company wants more of them
The catalysis innovator on the thrills of heading to the mountains and having a reaction named after him
The chirality expert on late-night notes and Harrius Potter
Why is priority so pervasive in science?
Elections herald an uncertain future for UK science
Would it hurt industry to engage more with critics?
In a busy plant, ensuring small changes don’t produce unforeseen toxic impurities is key
Frances Addison examines how our quest to control and manage pain has led to a modern medical crisis, as opioids oxycodone and hydrocodone are among the most abused prescription medications in the US
Ben Valsler tackles ‘zombie facts’ and the tenuous connection between tryptophan in turkey and your post-Thanksgiving dinner doze
Brian Clegg introduces the class of materials where the holes are more important than the whole – the super-porous zeolites
A doctor’s story about his fight against drug-resistant microbes that threaten the future of medicine
Is an organ grown from stem cells human? And what rights – if any – should a it have? These are questions Philip Ball – who many might know as Chemistry World columnist – explores in his new book.
A periodic table exhibition with a wow factor
The book’s 38 essays highlight women’s contributions to chemistry, ranging from well-known accounts to stories rarely told
A book on how one isotope transformed carbon dating, nuclear testing and oceanography
This exhibition wrestles with the conundrums of plastic – cheap to make, expensive to dispose of; it can last forever, but is often used only once.
In our final comic of the International Year of the Periodic Table, Mendeleev puts his elemental cards on the table
For the international year of the periodic table, we’ve worked with Helen Arney and the Waterbeach Brass Band to update Tom Lehrer’s Elements Song, and we want you to be part of the video
The powerful revolution in your pocket – starring Yoshio Nishi, John Goodenough, Akira Yoshino…and Thomas Edison
Van Gogh’s yellow sunflowers owe a debt to Louis Vaquelin, the chemist who discovered the element chromium
