The photosynthetic machinery inside plants is explained.

Pigments from plants are different colours depending on the chemical environment they are in.

How chillis and a euphorbia are helping to produce new painkillers.

How chemistry impacts on decaffeination of the world's second most popular drink.

Ginger contains a cocktail of different molecules. The different molecules in dried, cooked and fresh ginger lead to different flavours.

The lotus plant has inspired the development of new self-cleaning materials.

How plants use energy from the sun to make food from carbon dioxide and water.

Sir Robert Robinson used the Botanic Garden in his research investigating the structures of alkaloids derived from plants.

Hear what the word organic means to a chemist.

Everything is made of chemicals - whether they are from a natural source or not.