Let’s make a chemical clock
Oscillating reactions: an unusual and fascinating topic to explore.
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The dark side of fireworks
Fireworks release more than just sound and light. Read about the environmental costs of this centuries-old entertainment.
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How physics saves lives: Interdisciplinarity drives research
Spice up your physics lessons and show your students the tremendous impact of physics research on medical innovations.
Five things that matter about antimatter
Meet antimatter – nature’s invisible twin that could explain our existence and inspire our wildest stories.
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Exploring STEM concepts through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic
Ideas for how to use the COVID-19 pandemic to bring curriculum STEM concepts into…
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1000 years of missing science
Yasmin Khan from the Science Museum in London, UK, reveals how deeply our modern civilisation has been enriched by previous Muslim civilisations –…
Science and society
Folic acid: why school students need to know about it
Eleanor Hayes, Holger Maul and Nele Freerksen investigate why folic acid is an essential component of your students’ diet – now and for a future…
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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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