Nagoya Gold and Silver Medals for organic chemistry awarded to Paul Knochel, Germany, Takahiko Akiyama, and Masahiro Terada, Japan

The Isenheim Altar depicts the symptoms and treatment of “St. Anthony’s Fire”, the result of poisoning by ergot alkaloids

P. Mahaffy, Canada, talks about the need to change the way of teaching chemistry and where he sees chemical education in 50 years

Ever struggled to engage a student in a conversation at a poster session? Wonderlab explores some of the reasons why

How do you grow a crystal if your compound decomposes in air? We look at techniques that work for both air-sensitive and air-stable compounds

Arrows are used in almost every field of human activity; in chemistry, it has evolved with our understanding of substances, reactivity, and structure

Sequential catalysis simplifies the synthesis of polycyclic indoles, which usually require multistep approaches

E. Zass, Head of the Chemistry Biology Pharmacy Information Center at ETH Zurich, will be awarded the Gmelin Beilstein Medal

Tetsuo Nozoe was a pioneer in the area of non-benzoid aromatic chemistry and an autograph collector

An unprecedented alkaloid containing both epsilon-lactam and delta-lactone rings has been characterized for its medicinal potential