All Culture and people articles – Page 134
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FeatureDating the age of humans
Physical science is helping archaeologists close in on the real answers behind the mysteries of human evolution, finds Ida Emilie Steinmark
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ResearchIngenuity, relevance and execution
Anubhav Saxena from the Indian branch of Momentive Performance Materials gives his perspective on innovation
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PodcastMercury fulminate, Hg(CNO)2
Michael Freemantle examines the explosive history and chemistry of mercury fulminate
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ResearchJurassic pigment structure elucidation tickles chemists pink
Unusual boron-based molecule found in ancient algae fossil throws light on natural product evolution
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ResearchChemical fingerprints of prehistoric beekeepers discovered
Traces of beeswax found on 8500-year-old pottery fragments provide evidence of early bee domestication
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NewsChina’s first science Nobel prize exposes anxiety on research
Award raises doubts over competitive funding model that apes western science
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NewsCannabis chemistry grows at the ACS
American Chemical Society has established a cannabis chemistry subdivision within its chemical health and safety division
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NewsInaction at US Chemical Safety Board criticised
Agency that investigates serious chemical incidents is accused of sitting on its hands since resignation of former chairman
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PodcastScientific Babel by Michael Gordin – Book club
We probe the nature of scientific language with Michael Gordin’s bestseller, Scientific Babel
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NewsThreat to US chemical rail transport headed off
Rail safety crisis that would have put the nation’s chemical distribution at risk has been averted
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CareersThe textiles designer
Combining chemistry with a passion for textiles has taken Fern Kelly on an unusual career journey spanning the globe. Rachel Brazil investigates
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OpinionFlashback: 1985 – 'the experimental discovery of the unexpected'
Sir Jack Baldwin’s enthusiasm for science began with the gift of a chemistry set
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PodcastGuncotton or nitrocellulose
From an apron aflame to a popular propellant, Michael Freemantle tracks the history of guncotton
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ResearchVan Gogh’s Sunflowers may be wilting in the sun
Post-impressionists’ most famous painting may contain photo-sensitive lead-based pigments that are darkening under light
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OpinionExperiments beyond the laboratory
Real world ‘experiments’ are a much needed link between scientists and society, argues Matthias Gross