All History articles
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OpinionContemporary chemistry owes a lot to benzene's beginnings
Celebrating what started when Faraday found the molecule with no end
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OpinionFaraday’s laboratory manual and the isolation of benzene
Instruction on how to be as much at home in the lab as was the man himself
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FeatureThe young female astronomer who worked out what the sun is made of
100 years ago, Cecilia Payne deduced that the sun is mainly made of hydrogen – but was encouraged to downplay her findings by her PhD supervisor. Mike Sutton takes up the story
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NewsCollection of Alan Turing’s papers sells for a record £465,400
Items included a personal letter from his mother and an original copy of his only chemistry paper
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OpinionWhat the smell of benzene tells us about the world
A philosophical discussion about how much we can trust our senses
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OpinionBenzene’s 200-year legacy of transformation
As we celebrate the anniversary of benzene’s isolation, we must remember that scientific centenaries carry additional agendas
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ResearchAncient ‘Egyptian Blue’ pigment recipes recreated
Work could aid conservation of Egyptian artefacts
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OpinionWay’s electric light and flashes of brilliance
The continuing adventures of John Thomas Way under the mercury-powered spotlight
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OpinionHow feminist bioethics can improve women’s health
From correcting research imbalances to placing value on lived experiences
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OpinionWay’s double silicates and what else he dug up from the soil
John Thomas Way’s practical advice also produced the first quantitative observations of ion exchange
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OpinionPaneth’s mirrors and the isolation of methyl radicals
Laying the groundwork for the study of combustion and photochemical reactions
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NewsEleven chemists who have been honoured with a blue plaque
Celebrating the link between historic figures and the buildings they lived and worked in
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NewsBlue plaque honours founder of the Chemical Society set up 185 years ago
Historical sign commemorates Robert Warington’s life with tribute at his home
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ResearchIron from single meteorite found in ancient Polish artefacts
Discoveries indicate meteoritic iron was falling out of fashion in the late iron age
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ResearchAncient Vesuvius victim’s brain contains first natural organic glass ever seen
Extreme heating followed by rapid cooling formed unique material in a Herculaneum man
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OpinionUlam’s Monte Carlo method and the harnessing of randomness
Randomness in the service of confidence
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ResearchHow does your mummy smell? If it’s ancient Egyptian, woody, spicy and sweet
Analysis of odours could one day categorise which era a mummy came from
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NewsApothecary inventory offers glimpse into medicines from the 17th century
Catalogue of shop in Nantwich, Cheshire reveals ‘treatments’ using everything from quicksilver and arsenic to ‘oil of earthworm’
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OpinionScientific institutions have a long history of anticipatory obedience
Societies should learn from this and speak up to support inclusion