All History articles – Page 9
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ArticleChlorine, nitrogen and the legacies of Fritz Haber
His ammonia process fed the world – but he also pioneered chemical weapons
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Research
Biomolecular analysis unpicks human story of Himalayan skeleton lake
Archaeological deposits subject to ancient DNA analysis, stable isotope dietary reconstruction, radiocarbon dating and osteological analysis
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Podcast
Boric acid
Mike Freemantle revisits battlefield surgery to investigate boric acid, a key part of Dakin's antiseptic solution used extensively in the first world war
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Podcast
Amygdalin & Laetrile
Patrick Hughes delves into the molecule at the centre of a decades-old cancer treatment conspiracy theory
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Review
Superior: The Return of Race Science
Angela Saini’s latest book is a powerful deconstruction of the research around race
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Opinion
Cutting-edge history
Rewriting the textbooks is our duty, because credit and recognition are much more than a reward for the individual. We use them to show what we value, and what matters to us – what lies behind us to be discovered is just as important as what lies ahead
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Opinion
Kathleen Lonsdale’s crystallography tables
No princes were needed on the quest for structure factors
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Article
Plutonium: The element factory
Glenn Seaborg’s lab at Berkeley discovered plutonium – an element with uses beyond the deadly one we know well
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Feature
What is the moon made of?
Mike Sutton looks at what we’ve learned about the moon’s chemistry in the 50 years since Apollo 11
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Review
Unravelling the Double Helix: The Lost Heroes of DNA
A compelling narrative that shines a light on the unsung pioneers behind science’s greatest discovery – Gareth Williams dives into the rich history of DNA
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Feature
The forgotten female crystallographer who discovered C–H⋯O bonds
Andy Extance tells the overlooked story of crystallographer June Sutor, whose C–H⋯O bonding hypothesis was unjustly suppressed
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Podcast
Cyclopropane
Chemistry’s tastiest bonds for an explosive anaesthetic that was as useful as it was dangerous
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Review
When the Dogs Don’t Bark: A Forensic Scientist’s Search for the Truth
Forensic scientist Angela Gallop shares the evolution of her career and of forensic science itself
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Article
P is for phosphorus
A reporter from Alchemistry World reveals the unpleasant secret behind The Alchemist Discovering Phosphorus
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Review
Experiencing the Impossible: The Science of Magic
Jonelle Harvey may not be sold on magic tricks, but Gustav Kuhn’s book has given her food for thought
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Podcast
2C psychedelics
A class of hallucinogenic phenethylamines, explored by the 'godfather of psychedelics' Alexander Shulgin and sadly implicated in a tragedy at a 2017 music festival
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Feature
Primo Levi and the other periodic table
Author and chemist Primo Levi was born 100 years ago this July. Philip Ball looks at his chemical and literary legacy – including his books The Periodic Table and If This Is a Man
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Podcast
Silver iodide
How the compound that ushered in a photographic revolution has taken to the skies to try to control the weather
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