Sandy beaches: connecting land, ocean, and humans
Every tide tells a story. Discover how waves, shells, and even litter reveal clues about marine life and our shared connection with nature.
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Every tide tells a story. Discover how waves, shells, and even litter reveal clues about marine life and our shared connection with nature.
Turn a beach visit into a science adventure! Explore the animals, plants, shells, and even litter stranded on the beach to reveal the secrets of marine life and ocean dynamics.
Wherever we live, we affect and are affected by the ocean. Track down escaped rubber ducks, raise mountains, and feel the Sun’s heat to learn more.
Recent images from ESA's Mars Express mission show two ruptures in the martian crust that form part of a mighty canyon system.
Build a simple yet sensitive school seismometer for a hands-on exploration of seismology.
Three key factors were required for life to develop on Earth – but which factor came first? Recent research could help settle the debate.
Seashells are more than just pretty objects: they also help scientists reconstruct past climates.
Studying permafrost enables us to look not only into the past, but also into the future. Miguel Ángel de Pablo, Miguel Ramos, Gonçalo Vieira and Antonio Molina explain.
Marco Budinich and Massimo Vascotto introduce a school project to measure radon levels in your own home.
Lucy Patterson talks to Èlia Benito Gutierrez, from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, about how Èlia’s favourite animal, amphioxus, could be the key to understanding the evolution of vertebrates.
Sandy beaches: connecting land, ocean, and humans
Sandy beaches: the window to the ocean
Practical ocean literacy for all: Earth science
Mars Express peers into Mars’ ‘Grand Canyon’
Hands-on seismology: constructing a school seismometer
Finding the recipe for life on Earth
Opening seashells to reveal climate secrets
Revealing the secrets of permafrost
The ‘Radon school survey’: measuring radioactivity at home
Getting ahead in evolution