Will new lab-developed ingredients pass the taste test?
An insight into the future of traditional meals
The day my supervisor won the Nobel prize in chemistry
Celebrations and support in the Bertozzi lab
A pharmacist’s prescription for chemistry
Hands-on experience should not be dismissed lightly
Preventing errors on an industrial scale
Four eyes (or 10 eyes) are better than two
(+)-iso-Phomopsene (and friends)
A non-obvious combination unleashes the power of electrocyclisation
Beyond the ChatGPT hype
Large language models can be powerful tools for chemistry if we acknowledge their limits
Playing her part in building South Africa’s scientific reputation
Meet Pinkie Ntola, an early-career Black researcher who is passionate about being a credible scientist, an inspiring teacher and a supportive mentor
A force against fungi
With antifungal resistance on the rise, Leah Cowen’s lab wants to identify molecules that can capitalise on vulnerabilities in fungal pathogens
Jean-Marie Lehn: ‘Science or music really can take up all your life’
The supramolecular innovator on the importance of different cultures in research, working like a pianist, and being shocked by an opera
Roundup rolls on
EU extends glyphosate use amid political stalemate
UK researchers need to know academic freedom is safe from political interference
The UK science secretary’s recent statements are causing alarm in the research community
Making light work
It’s hard to not get excited about electronically excited states
The PFAS problem in everyone’s back yard
Communities around the world will have to get to grips with a new pollution problem that will cost billions to address
The classic sandwich
Ferrocene turned our understanding of structure and bonding on its head
The UK has rejoined Horizon Europe, but the delays have been costly
The deal to rejoin the EU’s science programme makes sense for the country and it’s well overdue
