CSI Astronomy: learn how to spot fake astrophotography images
Seeing is believing, but how can you be sure that what you see is real? Find out how to distinguish between real and fake astronomical images.
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Seagrass the wonder plant!
We live on a blue planet, over 70% of the planet’s surface is covered by water. The ocean provides humankind with oxygen, food, and medicines. It regulates the climate, is a key mode of transportation, is home to an incredible diversity of plant and animal species, and is a place where we can…
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Biodiversity and biomass in the school garden
Small but mighty: investigate the role of herbaceous plants in the school garden for their contribution to biodiversity and sequestering carbon dioxide.
Biomimicry: a nature-based approach to designing sustainable futures
Learn from nature: biomimicry can be an inspiring interdisciplinary teaching tool that motivates students through engagement with real-world problems.
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Using music in the science classroom
Caroline Molyneux, from Balshaw’s Church of England High School, UK, explains how she kick-starts her classes and helps her students remember…
Science and society, General science
Exploring out-of-body experiences: interview with Henrik Ehrsson
We’ve all sometimes felt ‘beside ourselves’, but have you ever felt that you were actually outside yourself – looking at yourself from…
Biology, General science, Health, Science and society
Accelerators are everywhere, perhaps closer than you think…
Did you know that there are more than 30 000 particle accelerators around the world? Where are they, and what are they for?
Careers in STEM, Engineering, General science, Physics, Science and society
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