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Practical ocean literacy for all: Earth science
Since the early 2000s, a global movement for ocean literacy (OL) has been spreading. OL means an understanding of the ocean’s influence on you and your influence on the ocean.[1] So, why should a Swiss master chocolatier, for example, care about the ocean? Wherever you live, you enjoy countless…
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Sandy beaches: connecting land, ocean, and humans
Every tide tells a story. Discover how waves, shells, and even litter reveal clues about marine life and our shared connection with nature.
Gene Horizons: a video introduction to the science behind gene therapies
A new short film explores the science behind gene therapies, with the help of five leading experts in the field and a unique, stop-motion animation.
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Articles from previous issues
The changing technologies of drug design
Over several decades, the search for new medicines has progressed from mimicking natural molecules to screening many millions of…
Chemistry, Health
Mercury: a poisonous solution
Sigrid Griet Eeckhout from the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France, investigates what determines the toxicity of mercury…
Chemistry, Earth science
In their element: women of the periodic table
Find out how women scientists contributed to knowledge of the chemical elements – and what this tells us about the nature of scientific work, then…
Chemistry
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EMBL course: Epigenetics explained
EMBL invites STEM educators to join a free in-person course “Epigenetics explained” in Heidelberg, Germany, 2-4 March 2026. Course offers: scientific talks, training on new teaching resource & more. Applications open until 11 January 2026, 23:00 CET.
The 13th International Symposium on Microscale Chemistry
July 8th- 10th, St Pauls School, London I hope you have enjoyed the microscale chemistry articles that Adrian Allan and I presented in issues, 53, 54,57, 60, 65, and 69. If you are teaching chemistry do have a look at them. Other authors have also submitted ideas in issues 16 and 39. It is a…
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