All Culture and people articles – Page 162
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CareersCuriosity's mission to Mars with x-ray vision
As Nasa’s Curiosity rover roams the red planet, Nicola Davis talks to the scientists whose laboratory is a million miles away
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Opinion
Is lead linked to violence?
Examining the evidence for the link between lead exposure and violence, Paul Illing finds a cautionary tale
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CareersChemdoodler draws on chemistry
Kevin Theisen’s software is used by scientists all over the world. Sarah Houlton learns why he moved from the chemistry programme to chemistry programmer
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Opinion25 years ago: Roald Hoffmann publishes his poetry
The Nobel prize winner shows his artistic side
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ReviewEntropy and the second law: interpretation and misss-interpretationsss
Thermodynamic thoughts
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FeatureAlfred Werner: the well-coordinated chemist
Alfred Werner’s careful experiments led to the discovery of what came to be known as coordination bonds. Mike Sutton looks at how he pointed the way to chemistry’s complex future
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NewsRoy David ‘Gus’ Guthrie AM CChem FRSC (1934–2013)
Former Secretary General of the RSC and founding fellow of two Australian universities died on 12 January
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CareersGreen means go for careers in chemistry
Yfke Hager takes a look at the growth in green chemistry jobs and talks to the chemists whose research doesn’t cost the Earth
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Opinion
Safeguarding science against falsehood demands debate
Mathias Brust makes a plea for more debate in the scientific literature
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CareersToxicologist with pesticides on the brain
Vanessa Fitsanakis’ career in toxicology goes all the way back to the farm where she grew up. Helen Carmichael traces her journey from agriculture to academia
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Opinion
A (chemical) potential theory of life's origin
Philip Ball says we should look beyond the molecules that make us to find the spark of life