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Shine a light on the science of colour: create and combine rainbows and explore how colours arise through reflection, absorption, and transmission.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
Do air convection currents really move as they are drawn in textbook illustrations? Let’s make invisible convection currents visible using mist.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Could chicken soup and other traditional home-made broths have healing powers? Bioscientist Jake Baum decided to explore this question – with the help of a local primary school.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Theoretical physicist Maria Ubiali reflects on her role as a particle phenomenologist working at the interface between theory and experiment.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Applying high-tech science to the study of ancient art and famous paintings has been a rewarding career choice for synchrotron scientist Marine Cotte.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Teenagers are in transition from childhood to adulthood, so why does their behaviour differ from both these phases? Neuropsychologist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore is looking for answers to this perennial question.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
As attempts to save the rhino continue to fail, is it time to involve local communities?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Do you have a drawer full of old mobile phones? One teacher is exploring new uses for such items, while nurturing his students’ creative imaginations.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
The European Space Agency’s newest astronaut recruit talks about his exhilarating experiences in astronaut training and what the future has in store for space flight.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Not only is the fruit fly a valuable model organism, but it is also helping to put Africa on the scientific world map.
Ages: 16-19;
| Issue 66
Colour science with lasers, gummy bears, and rainbows
Topics: General science, Physics, Profiles, STEAM
| Issue 64
A misty way to see convection currents
Topics: Chemistry, Engineering, General science, Physics, Profiles
| Issue 50
Soup – an evidence-based medicine?
Topics: Profiles
| Issue 49
Phenomenal physics
Topics: Profiles
| Issue 48
Art and science from Pompeii to Rembrandt
Topics: Profiles
| Issue 47
Understanding the teenage brain
Topics: Profiles
| Issue 45
Crime and conservation: tackling the illegal trade in rhino horn
Topics: Profiles
| Issue 45
Adventures in creative recycling
Topics: Profiles
| Issue 43
Becoming an astronaut: interview with Matthias Maurer
Topics: Profiles
| Issue 41
Supporting African science: the role of fruit flies
Topics: Profiles
