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Molecules pictured changing shape as they gain and lose electrons

When molecules gain even a small electric charge, their shapes and chemical properties shift. Now we’ve watched those changes in action for the first time

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Earth

Earth's helium is running out and it has dire consequences for science

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alchemy

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What is alchemy?

Marie Curie

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Marie Curie

The north pole is moving and if it flips, life on Earth is in trouble

Earth

The north pole is moving and if it flips, life on Earth is in trouble

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What is the body made of?

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What is the body made of?

Marie Paulze Lavoisier with her husband Antoine

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Marie Paulze Lavoisier

Shelves full of Walkers crisps

Chemistry

Crisp packets made of a new material could be much easier to recycle

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Antoine Lavoisier

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Antoine Lavoisier

Lise Meitner

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Lise Meitner

Lise Meitner | Physicist who co-discovered nuclear fission

Life

What makes a good smell? Inside a multibillion dollar aromatic mystery

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Environment

Greening the chemical industry requires massive amount of renewables

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Life

Scientists dunked test tubes in hot springs to recreate life’s origins

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Chemistry

Clever chemistry could make fertiliser with a smaller carbon footprint

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