All Culture and people articles – Page 50
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FeatureThomas Midgley and the toxic legacy of leaded fuel
Leaded petrol was around for 100 years, and the campaign against it for almost as long. Mike Sutton reveals its history
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NewsDoes a science postdoc pay off in the US?
Analysis reveals that lifetime earnings are reduced and the chances of securing a tenured post are not improved
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OpinionHow do you seal your vials?
The challenge of keeping reagents free of moisture and air took Twitter by storm
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PodcastMurder isn’t Easy by Carla Valentine – Book club
Delving into Agatha Christie’s pioneering forensic writing with special guests Raychelle Burks and Kathryn Harkup
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CareersResults of the RSC’s 2021 Pay and Reward survey
Despite the disruption caused by Covid-19 and Brexit, most chemists remain positive about their prospects
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BusinessFatal incident in German chemicals park
One dead and five injured by caustic soda being used for cleaning work
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OpinionJune Lindsey, another forgotten woman in the story of DNA
Her discovery of adenine and guanine’s structure was a key part of solving the DNA double helix puzzle – yet her contributions are almost forgotten
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OpinionThe career importance of community service work
Community work enhances a scientist’s skills, whatever career stage they’re at
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ResearchSimple campfire chemistry hints how ancient humans produced pigments
Process to make red ochre didn’t require close control of temperature
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BusinessDiversity is at the heart of innovation
To challenge conventions we need to include people who think differently
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CareersDemonstrating at the Royal Institution
Designing spectacular experiments is just one part of the fun Jemma Naumann has at work
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OpinionDon’t let the burden of proof squeeze the life out of ideas
Extraordinary claims can be extraordinarily stimulating
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PuzzleDecember 2021 puzzles
Download the puzzles from the December 2021 print issue of Chemistry World
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ResearchPrehistoric Iberians poisoned by cinnabar almost 5000 years ago
Analyses of mercury levels in bones reveal ancient artists suffered for their craft
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NewsVan ’t Hoff’s Amsterdam lab becomes historic chemical landmark
Now a café and exhibition space, the building once contained the first chemistry Nobel prize winner’s research space
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OpinionRethinking our relationship to nature
How the scientific revolution made it culturally permissible to exploit the environment
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OpinionJames LuValle, a chemist who broke the colour barrier
Sports or science? There was never really any competition for a Black Olympian who made significant contributions to Kodak’s colour film, as Hayley Bennett discovers
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OpinionJames Clark: ‘I hate waste in any sense’
The pioneering green chemist on the development of the field and the power of waste
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OpinionCome fly with me… just not there, or there
Travel risk assessments should account for the prejudice faced by Queer scientists