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An international team of researchers has identified more than 20 organic molecules in clay-bearing sandstones on Mars that are about 3.5 billion years old. The compounds discovered include benzothiophene – a known component of meteoritic…

Chemistry plays a vital role in tackling global challenges, but we also recognise that scientific research itself can have a significant environmental footprint. In 2021, the chemical sciences community told the Royal Society of Chemistry…

Chemistry has a plastic waste problem. In 2015, the University of Exeter estimated that global bioscience research produces 5.5 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, and while the exact figure for chemistry is unknown, it’s likely to be…

Water is the forgotten consumable of chemistry and we often take for granted how easily available it is for washing, cooling and performing reactions. But while the financial cost is usually absorbed by university departments, excessive and…

Chemistry is an inherently energy-intensive discipline. Power underpins every aspect of practical work, from heating and cooling to the carbon footprint embedded in reagents and consumables. Identifying the greenest solution often involves many…

Solvents and substrates are the bread and butter of wet-lab chemistry. But the sheer diversity of research activities, be it synthesis, polymer engineering or photovoltaic design, makes it extremely difficult to develop any generalised guidance…