Some people can get awfully carried away with chemistry; others, with Christmas. Getting carried away with both together—think booming explosions and flashes of light overlain with “Jingle Bells” ...

University of Hull’s Prof Mark Lorch explains the chemistry of Christmas baubles and the scientist who made these tree decorations possible. Were it not for Baron Justus von Liebig, Christmas might ...

It may seem surprising now but for the first generation of Victorians, chemistry was part of the Christmas mainstream: from Christmas concerts interspersed with chemical demonstrations to a Dickens ...

Were it not for Baron Justus von Liebig, Christmas might look and taste quite different. Yet despite his contribution to everything from the stock cubes used in your gravy to the mirrors in your home, ...