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Investigate the factors affecting plant growth and devise a plan for growing plants on the Moon.
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A negative result from a medical test means you definitely don’t have the condition, right? Wrong: it depends on the false negative rate of the test and on your individual risk.
Chemistry is not always completely environmentally friendly; green chemistry is working to change that.
Ana Lopes and Henri Boffin take us on a trip back in time – probing the history of the Universe.
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Issue 57
The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs struck Earth during springtime. Scientists have determined this by analyzing the remains of fish that died directly after the impact.
Recent results from EUROfusion’s JET experiment have demonstrated sustained high fusion power for the first time. These ground-breaking results could pave the way for fusion energy to play a key role in tackling climate change.
A pressure wave generated by the explosion of a volcano 18 000 km away was detected as an unexpected windfall of a school ambient air monitoring network.
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How can we look inside opaque structures to discover their properties without destroying them? Join us to discover how the neutron and x-ray imaging facilities at ILL allow scientists from all over the world to obtain detailed three-dimensional images of important objects and materials.
17 Jun 2022 11:00 am (CET)
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Wellcome Connecting Science in collaboration with EMBL ELLS and STEM Learning UK launched a free online course – Genomics for Educators aimed at teachers, science communicators and educators keen to increase their knowledge and confidence in engaging young people with genomics and biology.
31 Dec 2022 (CET)
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24 Jun 2022 (CET)
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