News & Comment

A review of Transformer: The Deep Chemistry of Life and Death, where Nick Lane explores the Krebs cycle, a metabolic pathway that is central to biochemistry.

A review of Dan Egan’s book The Devil’s Element, where he explores the element that both makes plants grow and toxifies our water — phosphorus.

A review of Paul McKendrick’s book Scrubbing the Sky: Inside the Race to Cool the Planet, which looks at the chemistry, engineering and economics behind direct air capture.

A review of Arieh Warshel’s autobiography, where he describes his life from childhood to when he fascinates about understanding the catalytic power of enzymes.

Our review of Nano is the the joint work of Rosalind (9) and Kristy, her Mum.

A review of Walter Isaacson’s book The Code Breaker, which takes us behind the scenes to reveal the personal stories of the chemists behind the CRISPR gene editing technology.

A review of Carolyn Cobbold’s book A Rainbow Palate, which looks at the history of the use of chemical dyes in food.

A new book by Peter Wothers delves into the tumultuous history of naming (and symbolizing) the elements.

An autobiography by Martin Karplus, from his childhood and continuing right through to a journey to Stockholm to receive the 2013 Nobel prize.

History and anecdotes on the discovery of the superheavy elements.

A biography of Mendeleev goes well beyond his most famous creation.