All History articles – Page 18
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PodcastAcetylcysteine
How a versatile drug that helps manage lung conditions and treat paracetamol overdose found itself at the centre of a cycling scandal
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OpinionJames Smithson: a lordly legacy
The chemist who established the world’s largest centre for science
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NewsRoyal Institution back in the black
Debt-free RI celebrates having turned round its finances after making a surplus for the second year in a row
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ReviewA lab of one’s own: science and suffrage in the first world war
Exploring the contributions and struggles of female scientists 100 years ago
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ReviewEnlightenment now: the case for reason, science, humanism and progress
Steven Pinker sets out to prove we’re living longer, healthier, safer, richer, freer, happier and more meaningful lives than ever before
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OpinionCrum Brown: knitting the world
Celebrating the 180th birthday of the man who illustrated the chemical bond
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ArticlePlatinum metal complexes in medicine
The history of cisplatin, the drug that is still the gold – or should that be platinum? – standard in cancer drugs
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ReviewMaking the monster: the science behind Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
A book that delves into the backstory of a sci-fi horror classic
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PodcastTestosterone Rex by Cordelia Fine – Book club
Cordelia Fine explores the myriad myths about surrounding equality
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PodcastTennessine
Three Tennessee institutions contributed to the discovery of element 117, now fittingly named tennessine
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PodcastLivermorium
Meet the Mayor of Livermore, California, and discover how his city has been immortalised on the periodic table
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ReviewCaesar’s last breath: the epic story of the air around us
An atmospheric read for Catriona Clarke
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OpinionLeif Tronstad: the heavy water hero
The chemist who ended Nazi attempts to make an atomic bomb
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OpinionHow to spot fake scientific instruments
Is this a 16th century astrolabe, or a modern-day forgery?
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