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Galactic Archaeology: how we study our home galaxy
How do we study the galaxy we live in? It’s a bit like being asked to draw a map of your city without being able to leave your house. You might be able to peer through the windows and see some features like streets and tall buildings, but most will be hidden by nearby houses. […]
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Colourful electrolysis vortex in a magnetic field
Chasing rainbows: the interaction of an electric current and magnetic field in a solution with pH indicator gives amazing colour patterns as electrolysis occurs.
Adventures in cyanoprinting: where art and chemistry meet
Try a project blends chemistry, art, and peer learning, as secondary school students teach younger students how to create nature-inspired cyanotype prints.
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Articles from previous issues
Moja Island: learning about renewable energy sources
Renewable energy is not only important in the developed world; in developing countries, it may be a prerequisite to overcoming poverty. Marlene Rau…
Earth science
1000 years of missing science
Yasmin Khan from the Science Museum in London, UK, reveals how deeply our modern civilisation has been enriched by previous Muslim civilisations –…
Science and society
Tracing earthquakes: seismology in the classroom
Chinese dragons that predict earthquakes? Waves of glowing jelly babies? Earthquake-proof spaghetti? Physics teachers Tobias Kirschbaum and Ulrich…
Physics, Earth science
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