All Chemistry World articles in June 2025
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Opinion
Way’s electric light and flashes of brilliance
The continuing adventures of John Thomas Way under the mercury-powered spotlight
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Opinion
Non-hallucinogenic psychedelics
Chemical insights and advances are contributing to a new therapeutic avenue for mental health conditions
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Opinion
Normalising huge substrate scopes worsens wellbeing
And holds up the pace of scientific progress
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Opinion
Handing handedness to amino acids
A new theory proposes how chiral amplification could happen
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News
How to make metal–organic frameworks and cages out of paper
Ryo Horikoshi shows us how to make amazing supramolecular models to inspire students
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Feature
Fixing medicine’s gender gap
For centuries, the default subject in medicine research and training has been the male. Julia Robinson talks to the scientists and clinicians trying to improve things for the other 51% of humanity
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Careers
Workplace support for menstruation and menopause
The chemical industry and universities are doing more to give chemists what they need to manage their menstrual health
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Feature
Managing the menopause
The end of ovulation will affect almost all women, but current treatments could be improved. Rachel Brazil reports on the efforts to find a better solution
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Opinion
Robyn Norton: ‘We needed to make sure that women were included’
The pioneering global health researcher on the importance of including women in medical research, face-to-face networking and kindness
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Feature
How safe and sustainable are period products?
Millions of people around the world use period products every month. Bárbara Pinho finds out what their environmental footprint is and whether they carry chemicals harmful to human health
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Careers
Time off for menstruation is a good idea. Period.
Menstrual leave can improve working conditions for all employees
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Opinion
The women-led health projects doing things differently
Innovative approaches to awareness and participation
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Opinion
How feminist bioethics can improve women’s health
From correcting research imbalances to placing value on lived experiences
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Opinion
Improving women’s health research will benefit everyone
Fixing the inequality is morally just, and economically sound
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Careers
How Bathabile Ramalapa is making a place for chemistry in health innovation
The award-winning scientist is solving health problems in the global south and inspiring other girls to follow suit
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Opinion
Women are not just another confounding factor in drug development
Ignoring physiological differences between the sexes is indefensible