Chemical bonds are part of the way chemists rationalise the behaviour of atoms in the conditions of the world around them. Tim Wogan looks at how they are affected when those conditions change
Alongside supramolecular stalwarts, budding bonding forms are vying to be valuable, finds Andy Extance
Synthetic chemists are finally mastering the assembly of interlocked molecules held together by the mechanical bond, find James Mitchell Crow
Rachel Brazil looks at how the compounds might have formed on our neighbouring planet and whether they could be useful for future exploration
Andy Extance talks to the researchers innovating across different drug classes in the hunt to develop new treatments
Governments around the world are starting to consider alternative funding models and incentives for antibiotics. Katrina Megget asks if it is enough
We look at the data behind antibiotic drug discovery and development, bacterial resistance and the financial problems with the current business model
The fires of traditional African iron smelters burned out a century ago and now the researchers dedicated to uncovering their stories are disappearing from the continent too, writes Hayley Bennett
The challenge of finding drugs for a poorly understood disease with many symptoms is clear. Clare Sansom looks at the work going on to help the people suffering in its shadow
Nina Notman speaks to the researchers exploring medical applications for silkworm silk
A number of schemes now provide training and recognition for the work done to support students
What careers outside academia are really like
Project helped take 2D materials into the mainstream but there’s still a long way to go
What the major parties are saying about spending, research clusters and academic freedom
We’ve looked at the numbers so you don’t have to
Only two of the discoverers of the sandwich compounds that revolutionised organometallic chemistry received the Nobel prize, leaving one very big name feeling left out. Mike Sutton traces the controversy
These harmful events are the result of a complex interplay of factors, but Bárbara Pinho talks to the researchers finding out how they form and how we can stop them
For a long time, nobody thought there could be large quantities of the gas underground. Anna Demming talks to the people proving otherwise
Nina Notman looks at steps scientists can take to better protect the content of their labs from floods, fires and other disasters
Exercise addicts need to stop talking about getting their endorphin hit, writes Hayley Bennett, and start looking at endocannabinoids
Different chemistries have been designed to turn curly hair straight, but in all cases questions remain about their safety, finds Rachel Brazil
From iron lungs to smartphone-controlled insulin pumps, Clare Sansom looks at the efforts to create artificial organs
Plans to develop the world’s largest vegetable oil refinery reveal diverging views on the sustainability, profitability and scale of plant-based supply chains, finds Andy Extance
