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| Issue 21

A science teacher on air

​Marco Martucci tells Eleanor Hayes what science teaching and radio journalism have in common.

Ages: not applicable;
Topics: Profiles
           

| Issue 21

Smoke is in the air: how fireworks affect air quality

Did you realise that fireworks cause measurable air pollution? Tim Harrison and Dudley Shallcross from Bristol University, UK, explain how to investigate atmospheric pollutants in class.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Chemistry
       

| Issue 21

Trapped by scientists: antimatter, cholesterol and red blood cells

Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest inter-governmental scientific research organisations. This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROforum members (EIROs).

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Topics: News from the EIROs, Physics, Biology, Astronomy / space
       

| Issue 21

Welcome to the twenty-first issue of Science in School

Thanks to everyone who donated to Science in School via our website; we were overwhelmed by the positive response. With your help and the support of our advertisers, we have been able to print and distribute Issue 21, as those of you who are reading this in print will realise. The battle…

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Topics: Uncategorized

| Issue 21

Cancer stem cells – hope for the future?

Cancer and stem cells are both topical issues. But have you heard of cancer stem cells? As Massimiliano Mazza explains, this concept may revolutionise the treatment of cancer.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Health
                     

| Issue 21

The physics of crowds

Crowding affects us almost every day, from supermarket queues to traffic jams. Timothy Saunders from EMBL explains why this is interesting to scientists and how to study the phenomenon in class.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics