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PuzzleChemistry wordoku #160
This chemistry wordoku takes a look back at a chemical once sprayed on a kitchen staple
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PuzzleQuick chemistry crossword #109
Consider yourself a person learned in the secrets of alchemy when tackling this quick chemistry crossword
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PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #151
You may find the clues to this cryptic chemistry crossword ’very dry but right blend (4)’
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PodcastDrugging the ‘undruggable’ cancer proteins & conserving the Bayeux Tapestry
How did molecular glues help crack one of cancer’s toughest targets? And we explore the chemistry behind the investigation and conservation of the Bayeux Tapestry.
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OpinionMaking low-stakes mistakes is how we learn
Sharing mistakes helps us grow and avoid bigger incidents in the future. Please get in touch if you’ve ever made a low-stakes mistake in your career.
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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)’