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An ocean in the school lab: rising sea levels

Not just melting ice: a simple experiment demonstrates how thermal expansion contributes to rising sea levels as one of the consequences of climate change.

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Dhara Thakerar, a second-year student of natural sciences at Cambridge University, UK, elucidates the science of…

     

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Ever wondered what - and who - lies behind the beautiful and fascinating astronomical photographs and observations made with modern telescopes?…

       


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