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Tribute to the courage of Trafalgar women

The courage of three women, possibly prostitutes, who nursed casualties on HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, experiencing naval warfare at its m

Sherlock Holmes honorary fellowship

The Royal Society of Chemistry is to bestow an Extraordinary Honorary Fellowship upon Sherlock Holmes, the first detective to exploit chemical science

Mystery of woman on Scottish £20 note solved

Thanks to journalists pursuing a story The Royal Society of Chemistry has discovered the identity of a woman chemical scientist whose image is feature

Honour for scientist who became Manchester United's Chief Scout

Brain Chips

Scientists have designed a chip that can analyse changes in the brain.

Einstein was as much chemist as physicist

Albert Einstein, whose greatest achievement is being commemorated internationally all this year, was a chemist at heart, a leading science writer clai

Arthritis drug found in mushrooms

Arthritis could soon be relieved by chemicals found in mushrooms, according to German and Vietnamese scientists.

Potent plant example of why free science access will aid African researchers

PhD chemist, Hareg Tadesse pictured viewing a remarkable 230-year-old preserved plant produced by the Linnaean Society after discussions with the Roya

RSC offers developing countries free access to journals archives

The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is to be the first Learned and Professional organisation to provide developing countries with free access to scie

The Royal Society of Chemistry names the Grove Centre an historic chemical landmark

The Royal Society of Chemistry today commemorated the work of The Grove Centre, formerly Amersham Laboratories, identifying it as a Historic Chemical