All History articles – Page 18
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Podcast
Testosterone Rex by Cordelia Fine – Book club
Cordelia Fine explores the myriad myths about surrounding equality
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Podcast
Tennessine
Three Tennessee institutions contributed to the discovery of element 117, now fittingly named tennessine
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Podcast
Livermorium
Meet the Mayor of Livermore, California, and discover how his city has been immortalised on the periodic table
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Review
Caesar’s last breath: the epic story of the air around us
An atmospheric read for Catriona Clarke
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Opinion
Leif Tronstad: the heavy water hero
The chemist who ended Nazi attempts to make an atomic bomb
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Opinion
How to spot fake scientific instruments
Is this a 16th century astrolabe, or a modern-day forgery?
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Podcast
More Molecules of Murder by John Emsley – Book club
John Emsley returns with a new batch of deadly compounds
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Podcast
Methaemoglobin and diaphorase 1
Kat Arney discovers the biological chemistry behind a colourful blood disorder
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News
2019 to be the international year of the periodic table
Celebrations throughout next year will aim to boost public awareness of chemistry
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Research
Abandoned Cornish mine may hold clues to uranium clean-up
First time arsenic has been found to lock up uranium in a mineral
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Podcast
TEMPO – (2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyl
Katrina Krämer speaks to organic chemist Daniel Allwood about a multi-talented molecule that proves that not all radicals live up to their name
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Feature
Illuminating manuscript treasures
Rachel Brazil takes a look at the Fitzwilliam Museum’s illuminated manuscripts and learns their scientific stories