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What's wrong with 'chemical-free' labels? Is ‘natural’ necessarily better? Learn how to spot pseudoscientific fake news in the media.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
What do carrots and flamingos have in common? At first glance, not much, but look closer. Their rosy glows have surprisingly similar origins!
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Fireworks release more than just sound and light. Read about the environmental costs of this centuries-old entertainment.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Drop by drop: Learn about pH chemistry and neutralization reactions, and produce wonderful colours using microscale methods that are cheap, quick, and easy.
Ages: 14-16, 11-14;
Good things come in small packages: discover how microscale experiments can have a big impact in STEM teaching
Ages: not applicable;
A species of bacterium discovered on the decaying wreck of the Titanic is providing new insights into how to protect living cells from damage.
Ages: 16-19;
Use a lollipop to activate colour-changing redox reactions in this simple but eye-catching activity.
Ages: 16-19;
A species of dandelion is leading the way towards sustainable rubber. Find out how, by growing this unusual plant yourself and extracting the rubber from the roots.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Get your hands dirty with these classroom experiments exploring the composition of soil – and find out why this matters.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
By assembling a ‘backpack laboratory’, you can break away from the lab bench and take tests for starch and glucose into the wild outdoors.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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Fake news in chemistry and how to deal with it
Topics: Chemistry, Science and society
| Issue 57
Colour in nature: think pink
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
| Issue 55
The dark side of fireworks
Topics: Chemistry, Earth science, Science and society, Sustainability
| Issue 54
Little wonder: pH experiments the microscale way
Topics: Chemistry
| Issue 53
Little wonder: microscale chemistry in the classroom
Topics: Resources
| Issue 43
Titanic and the iron-eating bacteria
Topics: News from the EIROs, Physics, Biology, Chemistry
| Issue 43
Colourful chemistry: redox reactions with lollipops
Topics: Chemistry
| Issue 43
Turning dandelions into rubber: the road to a sustainable future
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Engineering
| Issue 42
Field research: discovering the structure of soil
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science
| Issue 42
Natural experiments: taking the lab outdoors
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
