The Amazon rainforest doesn't just remove ~2 billions tons of CO2 every year. It also moves ~20 billions tons of water through evotranspiration, the so-called "flying rivers", critical for planetary balance. I wish more people knew this.

Chemist Max Perutz (right) mapped the structure of haemoglobin - the protein that allows blood to transport oxygen to the body's muscles. Perutz shared the 1962 chemistry prize with John Kendrew (left), the first person to successfully determine the atomic structure of a protein.

“Great discoveries are not done behind the office desk, they are done in the laboratory.” Chemist Morten Meldal on discoveries and how to make a great discovery. What discovery do you dream of making? #NobelPrize

Just concluded a wonderful experience in #Romagna! At AIM school we had the opportunity to share our #research as Ph.D. students. Thanks to all the fellows and the organizers who made us enjoy diving into #polymer characterization and the frontiers of polymer #chemistry research.

Fast fashion is unsustainable. Can it change? Discover how #ChemistryIs using plant waste to find the solutions. I’m joining in. You should join in too. rsc.li/join-in-fashion #SustainableFashion #RSCJoinIn #Sustainability #RoyalSocietyOfChemistry