Article of the week

To bee or not to bee: the biology of bees and the biochemistry of honey

Bees have repeatedly attracted media attention in recent years. Documentaries, such as More than Honey,[1] and alarming figures on bee mortality have helped the honeybee to take on a new role as a flagship species for biodiversity. On the list of the world’s most frequently adulterated foods,…

Read more
Teach

Shedding light on a Picasso

Explore how researchers investigate artworks without damaging them and reveal hidden information in paintings by using different wavelengths of light!

Discover

We cover a wide range of scientific topics and many articles are additionally available as translations in different European languages.


understand

Understand

Explore cutting-edge science and real-world applications.

inspire

Inspire

Discover projects, people, and resources.

teach

Teach

Find ideas and teaching materials for classroom activities.

Teach

A twist on the candle mystery

Three candles of different heights are lit in a closed space. Surprisingly, the longest candle goes out first. Can you solve the mystery?

 

Get involved