Arsenic trioxide: Chemistry in its element
Kit Chapman explains how a 'daft' pharmacy mix up led to a series of poisonings in Victorian Britain
22 Feb 20175min
Darcin: Chemistry in its element
Jane Austen's Mr Darcy lends his name to a pheromone that lets mice feel the love, as Kat Arney discovers
15 Feb 20176min
Porphyrins: Chemistry in its element
Brian Clegg examines the colourful compounds that no red-blooded creature can do without: Porphyrins
8 Feb 20176min
Solvated electrons: Chemistry in its element
Blue flashes and metallic water are just some of the tricks the smallest possible anion has up its sleeve
2 Feb 20178min
Adamantane: Chemistry in its element
Brian Clegg introduces a crystalline hydrocarbon that isn't as tough as it sounds, but is the basis of a wide range of medicines
26 Jan 20176min
Pancuronium bromide: Chemistry in its element
On-demand muscle paralysis revolutionised surgery. Katrina Krämer explores one of the key muscle relaxants used in medical procedures: Pancuronium bromide
19 Jan 20176min
TCDD or dioxin: Chemistry in its element
The Seveso accident saw an accidental release of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), commonly known as dioxin. Matt Gunther tells the tragic story.
11 Jan 20175min
Orlistat: Chemistry in its element
With thoughts turning to our festively-expanded waistlines, Kit Chapman looks at a poster child in the battle against obesity
4 Jan 20174min
