All History articles – Page 21
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ReviewCaesar’s last breath: the epic story of the air around us
An atmospheric read for Catriona Clarke
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OpinionLeif Tronstad: the heavy water hero
The chemist who ended Nazi attempts to make an atomic bomb
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OpinionHow to spot fake scientific instruments
Is this a 16th century astrolabe, or a modern-day forgery?
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PodcastMore Molecules of Murder by John Emsley – Book club
John Emsley returns with a new batch of deadly compounds
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PodcastMethaemoglobin and diaphorase 1
Kat Arney discovers the biological chemistry behind a colourful blood disorder
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News2019 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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ResearchAbandoned 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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PodcastTEMPO – (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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FeatureIlluminating manuscript treasures
Rachel Brazil takes a look at the Fitzwilliam Museum’s illuminated manuscripts and learns their scientific stories
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OpinionWho is the greatest chemist of all time?
Spoiler: you said it was Marie Curie. But how we define greatness matters
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PodcastTetranitromethane
Brian Clegg introduces a failed rocket fuel oxidiser with a very tricky structure