All History articles – Page 21
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PodcastDiphenylchlorarsine
One of the few technical mistakes the Germans made in the first world war
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PodcastAqua regia
Capable of dissolving gold and platinum to help make 99.999% pure metals, aqua regia deserves its royal status
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OpinionThe Weizmann contribution
How the future president of Israel kept Britain fighting in the first world war
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ReviewExhibition: Robots
The Science Museum’s summer exhibition explores the 500-year story of humanoid robots
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OpinionWhy using initials devalues women in science
Are we masking role models by our choice of abbreviation?
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OpinionCan acid dissolve a body?
Watch an experiment recreating how murderers tried to cover their tracks
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ReviewThe death of expertise: the campaign against established knowledge and why it matters
Why are people getting sick of experts?
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ReviewElectricity: the spark of life
The Wellcome collection’s exhibition explores the history of all things electrical
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NewsHow the British Library preserves ancient manuscripts
Acidity will destroy paper without conservation and careful handling
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ReviewToxic exposures: mustard gas and the health consequences of world war II in the United States
An insight into the murky world of chemical warfare
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Feature200 years of Gmelin’s handbook
2017 marks 200 years since Leopold Gmelin first published his influential handbook – and it’s still going strong, as Mike Sutton discovers
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ReviewA tale of seven scientists and a new philosophy of science
Eric Scerri proposes that science has evolved like a biological organism rather than in small steps or giant leaps
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NewsThe legacy of the Hindenburg disaster
Eighty years on, the airship fire still leaves its mark on the hydrogen industry
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ResearchHumans influence soil chemistry from beyond the grave
Chemical elements can reveal where bodies decomposed even after flesh and bones are long gone
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