All Christmas articles
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News
Five of our favourite Christmas chemistrees from 2023
Students and scientists have been getting festive again at schools and labs around the world
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Opinion
Mass spectrometry to catch Christmas tree thieves and timber traffickers
Forensic chemistry can help uncover pine pilfering and fiendish fir felling
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Podcast
Cinnamaldehyde
How did a tree bark from Sri Lanka become one of the essential flavours of the festive season?
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News
Periodic table inspired chemistree competition winners crowned
A host of original Christmas chemistry tree ideas have been created to celebrate the forthcoming International Year of the Periodic Table
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Podcast
Sodium polyacrylate
Need some fake snow for your Christmas party? Simply look inside a baby’s nappy.
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Opinion
Why science says you should brine your Christmas turkey
Unlock the flavour hidden in your roast with this delicious recipe
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Review
The indisputable existence of Santa Claus
Jamie Durrani looks at how you can use maths at Christmas time
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Careers
The Christmas lecturer
Saiful Islam reveals his plan to energise young minds at the Royal Institution
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Research
Secret of frankincense’s evocative smell unravelled
Scientists identify mystery molecules responsible for the scent associated with Christmas and church
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Podcast
Frankincense and myrrh
In this seasonal podcast, we look at the compounds found in frankincense and myrrh
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Opinion
Dickens and the haunted chemist
Christmas carol author explored chemistry in fact and fiction