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The Science in School Student Writing Contest 2026
To mark Science in School ’s 20th anniversary, we are launching a student writing competition inviting young people to explore the topic of sustainable and resilient tourism. All details below are also available in our downloadable and printable flyer. What is it about? 2027 is set to be the…
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The hunt for Earth-like exoplanets and life in space heats up
Is our planet, and the life on it, unique? Several projects are being launched and planned to find out.
Magic wires and a chilled battery – how fusion based technologies could power up satellites
Over 15 000 satellites are currently orbiting Earth. Do you know what it takes to keep them up there?
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Why biodiversity research keeps its feet dry
Marine ecologists Iris Hendriks, Carlos Duarte, and Carlo Heip ask why – despite its importance – research into marine biodiversity is so…
Biology, Earth science
The Beagle
In 2009, the world celebrates the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. Emmanuel Reynaud revisits the…
Science and society
Cracking the mystery of how our planet formed
Studying the chemical composition of some of the planet’s oldest rocks has revolutionised our understanding of how our continents…
Physics, Chemistry, Earth science
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