All sports science articles
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Opinion
Science can make doping tests more trustworthy
Contamination cases at the Olympics and beyond highlight the need for minimum reporting thresholds for drug testing in sport
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News
Explainer: Why athletes are taking sodium bicarbonate supplements
Why runners are taking pills containing a common kitchen ingredient
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News
Anti-doping scientists expose cheating Russian athletes
State-sponsored doping that benefited more than a 1000 athletes at Sochi and London Olympic games revealed by analytical investigation
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Opinion
Frictional events
Sporting heroes and adventurers both benefit from chemically-assisted clinging power
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Careers
The anti-doping expert
Francisco Radler, the man in charge of the Rio 2016 Olympics anti-doping operation, reveals how his team has prepared
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Careers
Athletic analysis
Manisha Lalloo finds out how chemistry helps sports people listen to their bodies and perform at their best
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Opinion
Playing with water
Tom Waller discusses the science and technology that can help make the difference between swimming and winning
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Careers
On your marks, get set, go
Damian Bailey runs Nina Notman through the highs and lows of his career as an academic studying oxygen transport in the body
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Opinion
Protecting the spirit of competition
Keeping sport clean requires a constant, concerted effort that carries on long after the race is run, says Michael Stow