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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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Eyes in the sky: tracking air pollution with satellites

What can the colours on a satellite map actually tell us about the air we breathe? Join us as we explore how the Copernicus Sentinel satellites detect gases such as nitrogen dioxide, and how chemistry helps us understand what’s happening in the atmosphere above us.

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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.

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Mercury: a poisonous solution

Sigrid Griet Eeckhout from the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France, investigates what determines the toxicity of mercury…

           

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To Jupiter’s icy moons: Juice’s odyssey of exploration

Join ESA’s interplanetary spacecraft Juice on a voyage to the mysterious gas giant Jupiter to uncover the secrets of its intriguing icy moons.

 


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