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National scientific organisations consistently underrepresent women within their membership
Change is happening slowly but institutional processes continue to stymie the progression of women
‘Ukrainians are a strong nation – we persevere’: Four years on scientists remain resilient in face of adversity
Series of stable nitrogen radical chains synthesised
Unruly [1,2]-Wittig reaction tamed to produce products with precise stereochemistry
Moderna’s vaccine regulatory hokey-cokey
How will repealing the ‘endangerment finding’ hit US action on climate?
In depth
Explainer: Why is the US eliminating synthetic food dyes?
What’s the evidence for harm, and how does the US approach compare internationally
‘Ukrainians are a strong nation – we persevere’: Four years on scientists remain resilient in face of adversity
Researchers in Ukraine hold on to hope and plan for a future after the war ends
Explainer: Why is the US eliminating synthetic food dyes?
What’s the evidence for harm, and how does the US approach compare internationally
Explainer: What is epibatidine?
The science behind the dart frog toxin that was allegedly used to kill the Russian politician Alexei Navalny
Methanol poisoning: the chemistry behind how a toxic alcohol gets into drinks
Methanol in alcoholic drinks kills thousands every year. How does this toxic compound enter drinks, why is it dangerous and what can you do to stay safe?
Explainer: why have metal–organic frameworks won the Nobel prize in chemistry?
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi scooped the Nobel prize for their work on MOFs – here’s everything you need to know
Google’s AlphaGenome wants to do for DNA what AlphaFold did for proteins
Model predicts effect of mutations on sequences up to 1 million base pairs in length and is adept at tackling complex non-coding regions
AI research tools benefit individual scientists but may slow scientific progress
There may be a conflict between personal and collective gain in the sciences
AI tool dramatically reduces computing power needed to find protein-binding molecules
New protocol is up to 10 million times faster than current docking-based methods
AI agents set to democratise computational chemistry
Large language models are powering a new generation of AI agents that could transform computational chemistry from a specialist discipline into one any researcher can use, reports Julia Robinson
AI flexes its protein design muscles for harsh environments
‘Creative architect’ can produce proteins that are four times stronger than natural counterparts
UKRI opens up grant proposal data to explore using AI to smooth peer review
Surging applications has led the UK’s main funder to look at ways to reduce the burden on reviewers
‘AI will have a very large impact on chemistry’: £100 million AI materials hub to be built in Liverpool
Aim-Hi project to speed use of AI in materials science and accelerate discovery science
'Chemistry is incredibly complicated’: The interface between chemistry and art
Liverpool PhD student Emma Brass talks to Chemistry World about her AI-powered art installation
Worldwide
India–EU trade deal will cut tariffs and enable economic migration
India has also set out framework for trade agreement with US
How air pollution is rewiring gut chemistry and fuelling chronic disease
The impact of air pollution on our bodies’ microbiomes is only just beginning to be uncovered
Working towards an Australian First Nations periodic table
Zahra Khan finds out how a team of scholars is working with the Gadigal to develop a chart that celebrates Indigenous knowledge of the chemical elements
‘Ukrainians are a strong nation – we persevere’: Four years on scientists remain resilient in face of adversity
Researchers in Ukraine hold on to hope and plan for a future after the war ends
‘We’re in the rupture’: AAAS leadership reflects on past year under Trump
Opaque UK funding changes herald cuts to facilities and research programmes paused
Australia closes one beamline at national synchrotron, with another saved
Dramatic reductions proposed for US science agencies by Trump administration evaporate
‘We’re in the rupture’: AAAS leadership reflects on past year under Trump
Sudip Parikh, head of largest US science organisation, describes how the nation’s research community has gone from ‘turmoil’ upon Trump’s re-election to ‘rupture’ today
Opaque UK funding changes herald cuts to facilities and research programmes paused
Australia closes one beamline at national synchrotron, with another saved
Congress rescues industry watchdog earmarked for closure by Trump administration
Dramatic reductions proposed for US science agencies by Trump administration evaporate
AI research tools benefit individual scientists but may slow scientific progress
There may be a conflict between personal and collective gain in the sciences
Explainer: Why is the US eliminating synthetic food dyes?
What’s the evidence for harm, and how does the US approach compare internationally
How will repealing the ‘endangerment finding’ hit US action on climate?
Without 2009 ruling emissions regulations on everything from cars and power stations to blast furnaces could collapse
‘We’re in the rupture’: AAAS leadership reflects on past year under Trump
Sudip Parikh, head of largest US science organisation, describes how the nation’s research community has gone from ‘turmoil’ upon Trump’s re-election to ‘rupture’ today
EU adds hefty anti-dumping duties to 1,4-butanediol
UK government sets out plan to tackle PFAS threat
India–EU trade deal will cut tariffs and enable economic migration
Opaque UK funding changes herald cuts to facilities and research programmes paused
Bid to resurrect US government’s controversial ‘China Initiative’ fails
Environment agency vow to end animal testing in US by 2035 receives mixed reaction
Sabic offloads petrochemicals and plastics plants in Europe and Americas
How will repealing the ‘endangerment finding’ hit US action on climate?
Without 2009 ruling emissions regulations on everything from cars and power stations to blast furnaces could collapse
National scientific organisations consistently underrepresent women within their membership
Change is happening slowly but institutional processes continue to stymie the progression of women
Royal Society asks for help as it unveils interactive UK map charting memorialisation of women in science
Locations, landmarks and monuments dotted throughout the UK highlight the contributions of women
Royal 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
First-generation graduate chemists face challenges throughout their entire academic lifetime
Under legal pressure American Chemical Society ends diversity programme
Analysis reveals ethnic minority applicants’ grant success rates still lower
American Chemical Society diversity programme comes under attack