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2 Sept 2026
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International Women’s Day: Twelve women from chemistry history – pt. 8original ↗
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22 Feb 2026
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Today in Chemistry History: Dmitri Mendeleev and the Periodic Tableoriginal ↗
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2025

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15 Dec 2025
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20 Oct 2025
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16 Oct 2025
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Metal-organic frameworks, molecular sponges for gas storage and moreoriginal ↗
8 Oct 2025
The science of sleep medications – in C&ENoriginal ↗
23 Sept 2025
Mapping Ci infographics to chemistry topicsoriginal ↗
2 Sept 2025
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6 Aug 2025
Celebrating 40 years of chemical drawing with ChemDraworiginal ↗
18 Jul 2025
The composition of Earth – in C&ENoriginal ↗
2 Jul 2025
Part of the solution: A brief guide to the types and uses of solventsoriginal ↗
16 Jun 2025
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2 Jun 2025
How do intrauterine devices prevent pregnancy? – with Periodically, the Oxford Chemistry Period Podcastoriginal ↗
28 May 2025
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8 May 2025
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1 May 2025
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24 Apr 2025
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1 Apr 2025
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27 Mar 2025
International Women’s Day: Twelve women from chemistry history – pt. 7original ↗
7 Mar 2025
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27 Feb 2025
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3 Feb 2025
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15 Jan 2025

2024

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6 Dec 2024
The chemistry of the menstrual cycle with Periodically, the Oxford Chemistry Period Podcastoriginal ↗
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11 Nov 2024
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28 Oct 2024
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Predicting protein structuresoriginal ↗
10 Oct 2024
The chemistry of cat and dog kibble – in C&ENoriginal ↗
8 Oct 2024
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19 Sept 2024
Airplane air: Emergency oxygen, ozone, and more – in C&ENoriginal ↗
9 Sept 2024
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5 Sept 2024
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23 Aug 2024
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15 Aug 2024
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30 Jul 2024
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18 Jul 2024
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29 Jun 2024
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16 May 2024
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13 Mar 2024
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8 Mar 2024
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1 Mar 2024
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2023

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30 Nov 2023
Spotlight Science: Celebrating disabled scientistsoriginal ↗
6 Nov 2023
Halloween special: The chemistry of candy corn – in C&ENoriginal ↗
31 Oct 2023
The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Quantum dots, tiny particles with big coloursoriginal ↗
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25 Aug 2023
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19 Apr 2023
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31 Mar 2023
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