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Putting combustion into reverse
Unburning carbon dioxide economically and at scale is a tough problem, but potentially world-changing
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Molly Shoichet: ‘We fail every day’
The Canadian biomedical engineer on failure, politics and celebrity science
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Science is political
The personal values held by scientists should influence the accolades they receive
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The human cost of inaction on chemical waste
Chemists must press the UN to act and set up a body to deal with the world’s toxic legacy
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Time to effectively address academic bullying
The Academic Parity Movement supports researchers at risk of discrimination and abuse in academia
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Inspiring partnerships
Our future global prosperity depends on innovation, partnerships and teamwork, across nations and between disciplines
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Chemical upcycling
Economics is central to invigorating the transition to a circular economy for plastic
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Letters: July 2021
Readers discuss whether air rifles or bomb disposal techniques are best for dealing with waste chemicals
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What’s revolutionary about the Chemical Revolution?
How an event in chemistry shaped philosophy
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Opening up a cellular black box
Working out how biomolecular condensates work may reveal a lot about the success or failure of different drugs
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Representing neurodivergent, queer Indian women in science
How I became the representation I needed
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Five citizen science projects receive funding from UKRI
The projects cover a range of topics including mental health and microplastics
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Ewine van Dishoeck: ‘Take a steep trajectory early in your career’
The pioneering astrochemist on art, gathering strength and taking the leap into a new discipline
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Furin fundamentals
There’s no direct evidence for the lab leak hypothesis – and the biochemistry of the virus might not tell us much about it
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Are we giving chemicals bad names?
Does it matter that we use a mixture of old and systematic names for chemicals?
