All Columns articles – Page 34
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OpinionWhy student debt may leave science dead on arrival
The cost of loans may drive chemists to leave countries such as the UK
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OpinionWhat counts as a step during chemical synthesis?
Disagreements over the definition of a chemical step underlie much broader questions
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OpinionScience communication in the post-truth era
Do popular science articles make the public overconfident about their own expertise?
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OpinionHumphry Davy and cutting our carbon footprint
A 200 year old electrolysis experiment could hold the key to sustainable fertiliser production
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OpinionFunctionalising pyridines with phosphonium salts
Newly-independent research groups often bring new perspectives to synthesis
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OpinionWhy speaking English could revitalise Japanese science
Language could solve the stagnation seen in undergraduate courses
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CareersNorthern Ireland
Eager investors and affordable living make the region a perfect base for new companies
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OpinionLetters: January 2017
You share your memories of bromine explosions and question the blue flash of solvated electrons
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OpinionWhy Trump must rebuild the US–Russian nuclear relationship
The President elect must restart cooperation or risk a return to the cold war
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OpinionAn unsettling forecast
Uncertainty makes for a poor bedfellow when it comes to the scientific enterprise
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OpinionWhy science says you should brine your Christmas turkey
Unlock the flavour hidden in your roast with this delicious recipe
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OpinionShould we allow 'genetic vaccination' with Crispr?
Gene editing could wipe out diseases such as AIDS – but the risks can’t be ignored
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OpinionStop placing chemists on 'un-American' watchlists
There is no space for ultra-conservative witch hunts in US academia
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OpinionHow to make Reach risk assessments more transparent
Chemical safety data is still hard to access because of the ECHA’s own rules
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OpinionThe global dangers of melting permafrost
Russia’s thawing permafrost risks global warming, disease and ‘megaslumps’