Humans
Green Olympic pool: perfect storm of sun, heat and still water?
The green diving pool in Rio is likely down to algae, encouraged by sunlight, warmth, and perfectly calm water that have combined to reduce chlorine levels
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Physics
Watch a classic chemistry lab explosion tamed to run in slow-mo
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Physics
First superatom molecules pave way for new breed of electronics
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Space
First mirror-image molecule found in interstellar space
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Earth
CO2 injected deep underground turns to rock – and stays there
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Physics
Four new element names to be added to the periodic table
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Life
Synthetic wine made without grapes claims to mimic fine vintages
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Life
Missing building block of life could be made on ice in space
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Physics
Nano coating lets you mould and slice liquid just like Play-Doh
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Physics
Periodic Tales: all the elements of a splendid failure
An exhibition of contemporary art gets the chemical elements to speak for themselves – but it's hard to understand their message
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Earth
Modern-day alchemy is putting the periodic table under pressure
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Health
Alchemy machine: Conjuring new drugs at the click of a mouse
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Earth
Elemental risk: Securing the raw stuff of modern life
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Life
Microscopes that see the impossible win chemistry Nobel
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