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Small but mighty: investigate the role of herbaceous plants in the school garden for their contribution to biodiversity and sequestering carbon dioxide.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Sweet understanding: learn about the science of honeybees and their sugary product through a series of hands-on activities.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Blinded by the light: We rely on lights to see in the dark, but did you know that light pollution has serious environmental consequences?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
In Arctic regions, landscapes are changing fast. This has profound effects on their biological systems, but how are communities and their traditional lifestyles affected?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
The curation of ‘big data’ in molecular biology is changing the way scientists work.
Ages: 16-19;
Get a glimpse into the weird and wonderful life on Earth with the three winning entries in the Science in School writing competition.
Ages: not applicable;
Contemplating the consequences of a tree-free planet.
Ages: not applicable;
The United Nations has declared 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB). Ivo Grigorov, Lise Cronne and Giulia Realdon provide a collection of web resources for teachers and students on the occasion.
Ages: not applicable;
David Fischer takes us on a trip to the bottom of the sea to learn about cold seeps – their ecosystems, potential fuels, and possible involvement in global warming.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
In celebration of the International Year of Biodiversity 2010, Matt Kaplan takes us on a whirlwind tour through the previous year’s most inspiring discoveries of biodiversity.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
| Issue 69
Biodiversity and biomass in the school garden
Topics: Biology, Earth science, Science and society, Sustainability
| Issue 62
To bee or not to bee: the biology of bees and the biochemistry of honey
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Science and society
| Issue 56
Too much of a good thing – the problem of light pollution
Topics: Astronomy / space, Biology, Science and society, Sustainability
| Issue 49
The social science of climate change
Topics: Biology, Earth science, Science and society
| Issue 44
Bioinformatics: the new ‘cabinet of curiosities’
Topics: Biology, General science
| Issue 42
Student competition: the search for the strangest species on Earth
Topics: Events
| issue 35
A world without trees
Topics: Resources
| Issue 17
Educational resources for the International Year of Biodiversity
Topics: Resources
| Issue 16
Cold seeps: marine ecosystems based on hydrocarbons
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science
| Issue 14
Biodiversity: a look back at 2009
Topics: Biology, General science
