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From nail bars to firefighting foams: how chemicals are deemed safe enough or too harmful

From nail bars to firefighting foams: how chemicals are deemed safe enough or too harmful

One banned nail polish chemical shows why proving something is ‘safe enough’ is never simple.

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Mark Lorch

Conclave: the chemistry behind the black and white smoke

In 2013, the Vatican released their recipes for conclave smoke.

07.05.2025 7

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Mark Lorch

‘Mirror life forms’ may sound like science fiction, but scientists warn they could be deadly to humans and destroy the environment

When you look in a mirror, the reflection is fundamentally you, but with a perfect reversal of all your features. This illustrates a phenomenon we...

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Mark Lorch