Chemistry in its element

Kat Arney introduces the organomercury preservative associated with the current controversy around vaccines

6 Jul 20165min

Ever taken a whiff of smelling salts? For many years, the compound that contributed the pungent pong was ammonium carbonate

29 Jun 20166min

With a name that literally means rotten resin, asafoetida is a surprising food additive and deodorant

22 Jun 20166min

The 1984 accident at Bhopal, India, was the worst in the history of industrial chemistry. It involved a leak of methyl isocyanate

15 Jun 20167min

Kat Arney introduces a biologically ubiquitous compound, important in beating both infectious viruses and invasive weeds

8 Jun 20166min

The tastiest food additive there is, or the greatest threat to life in the western world?

31 Mai 20166min

The Battle of Jutland was fought 100 years ago next week, on May 31st, 1916. A critical role was played by cordite

25 Mai 20166min

Michael Freemantle takes a stroll through 'Jane Austen country' to discover this week's compound: Coumarin

18 Mai 20166min