All Culture and people articles – Page 108
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PodcastSuperheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table by Kit Chapman – Book club
Kit Chapman explores the strange, complex and downright confusing world of superheavy elements
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NewsUS air bases blamed for fluorinated pollutants on Japanese island
Diplomatic tensions between the two nations have been stoked by accusations that the US military has polluted Okinawa with PFAS chemicals
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NewsPolymer microballs and fatberg crystals top science photo competition
From virtual reality to citizen science, photo competition shows breadth of UK research
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ReviewSuperheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table
Kit Chapman has been on a journey around the world to discover how new elements are made
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ReviewThe Second Kind of Impossible: The Extraordinary Quest for a New Form of Matter
Megan McGregor reviews Paul Steinhardt’s book about the discovery of quasicrystals
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ResearchDawn of the atomic age helps carbon dating detect forged art
Spike in radiocarbon from nuclear bomb tests harnessed to detect fakes
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News50 years after sexism forced her out of chemistry Cheryl Dembe is graduating
University of Chicago recognises PhD research carried out a lifetime ago
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ResearchChinese gene-edited babies at higher risk of premature death
Loss of gene knocked-out by rogue geneticists found to be linked with higher mortality in human genome database
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FeatureIridium and the demise of the dinosaurs
Geochemical clues from the Cretaceous period reveal the final days of the terrible lizards
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NewsMisconduct not mistakes are the chief reason chemistry papers are retracted
Analysis prompts call for publishers to be more open about the reasons a paper is withdrawn
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OpinionCathleen Crudden: 'I played clarinet for the Pope'
The catalysis maven on hair metal, literature and Big Science
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FeatureAccessible science education
Nina Notman hears from some of the leading lights in the quest to make chemistry education accessible to all
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ReviewClearing the Air: The Beginning and the End of Air Pollution
Jamie Durrani reviews Tim Smedley’s new book
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NewsStudy of misconduct suggests first author should be guarantor for a paper’s accuracy
Research examined 80 misconduct investigations by US Office of Research Integrity
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NewsEarly career researchers often receive no credit for ‘ghostwritten’ peer reviews
Half of young scientists have critiqued papers without being named