Experiments, articles and profiles that show the worldwide scope and impact of chemistry.
Investigating the role trees can play in reducing air pollution
What’s the environmental impact of our clothes throughout their life cycle?
Creating compostable plastic
As plastics fill up and pollute our oceans, recognising their value rather than thinking of them as disposable could help us deal with what has turned into a large, global problem
New competition asks young people to explore solutions for global health and development issues
There are all sorts of ways chemists can use their skills to aid global development, writes Josh Howgego
Nina Notman meets some of the atmospheric chemists fitting the pieces of the climate change jigsaw together
Ian Le Guillou finds out how the success of the synthetic organic fungicide azoxystrobin showcases the importance of organic chemistry to global food production
Jan Hodge, technician at a middle school, talks about carrying out the Royal Society of Chemistry's global experiment
A Global Experiment for the International Year of Chemistry
Use this infographic with your 11–14 students to develop their knowledge of cooling ranges and skills with graphs
How wearable tech uses chemistry to help monitor your health – with spectroscopy, battery technology and smart materials
Ida Emilie Steinmark talks to a chemist who gave up a career as a footballer
Archaeology is more than just digging. Emma Stoye meets Amy Styring to excavate the facts
Chemistry can take you around the world and into a range of careers. Ian Le Guillou finds out about Oliver Holton’s journey through chemistry