Measuring is believing: quantifying adaptation behaviour of Hydra
Amazing Hydra: A spineless creature with astounding regenerative properties that can adapt to changing environments.
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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: the window to the ocean
Turn a beach visit into a science adventure! Explore the animals, plants, shells, and even litter stranded on the beach to reveal the secrets of marine life and ocean dynamics.
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.
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Articles from previous issues
Soup – an evidence-based medicine?
Could chicken soup and other traditional home-made broths have healing powers? Bioscientist Jake Baum decided to explore this question – with the…
Profiles
It’s a small world: using microscopy to link science, technology, and art
Great and small: use this photomicroscopy project to explore the way structure relates to function and the links between science and…
Biology, Engineering, General science, STEAM
Take a deep breath? Investigating indoor air pollution
New studies are uncovering how emissions from daily household activities pollute the air we breathe at…
Biology, Chemistry, Health
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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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