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PuzzleChemistry wordoku #124
You may need to go out of your depth to find the seawater-studying geochemist hidden in this sudoku-inspired puzzle
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PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #116
We hope that doing our cryptic chemistry crosswords isn’t ’Pure torture now and again (4)’
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ResearchRomans’ hot recipe for self-healing concrete unravelled in Pompeii
Discovery of building materials abandoned at construction site reveals secrets of ancient concrete that can set underwater
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CareersIn times of strife, should you hold a work Christmas party?
Celebrations are important, even when redundancies and funding cuts mean many chemists aren’t in the festive mood
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OpinionLearning computational chemistry in a new role
A change of team brings new opportunities to build knowledge
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NewsPhoto of coiling net-caster spider silk wins Royal Society competition
Stunning electron micrograph of silk structure among 10 scientific photos to win prizes
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OpinionRaj Shah: ‘A good laugh in the lab is often as important as a good reagent’
The award-winning chartered chemical engineer celebrates mentoring, curiosity and lubrication
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PuzzleQuick chemistry crossword #100 - Shimadzu special
Search for solutions in this special Shimadzu-themed quick chemistry crossword
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PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #115
Can you find the ’Odd extra letter (3)’ in this cryptic chemistry crossword?
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CareersStatements alone don’t make labs inclusive for disabled chemists
Leaders need to provide proactive support to disabled employees making adjustment requests
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CareersA love story: a polymer chemist accidentally falls for rubber
Born in 1950s Moscow, Irene Yurovska faced major hurdles as a Jewish woman but rubber bounced into her life and changed its trajectory forever
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NewsRoyal Society of Chemistry calls for labs to become more inclusive for disabled chemists
Innovative thinking could address many of the problems that makes labs inaccessible
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OpinionLetraset’s transfers and placing precision back on the drawing board
Professional lettering with a few rubs of a ballpoint pen
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PuzzleDecember 2025 puzzles
Download the puzzles from the December 2025 print issue of Chemistry World
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OpinionI was almost robbed of my love for chemistry – but I fought my way back
An abusive lab member made my dream course a nightmare. By speaking up, I’m reclaiming my joy
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ResearchRoman-era ink reveals surprising chemical complexity
2000-year-old residue indicates the Romans wrote with iron-gall inks hundreds of years earlier than expected
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PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #114
’Some find I got colour (6)’, but will you find the solutions to this cryptic chemistry crossword?
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OpinionThe wide-ranging influence of the Bohr effect
While not a Nobel prize-winning discovery in itself, this challenge to the reductionist view of physiology has links to several other winners