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In popular TV detective series, genetic fingerprinting is commonly used to identify criminals. Sara Müller and Heike Göllner-Heibült take a look behind the scenes.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
When you read the newspaper, how do you know what to believe? Ed Walsh guides you and your students through the minefield of science in the media.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Andrew Brown reviews the latest Science on Stage event in Spain: Ciencia en Acción.
Ages: not applicable;
The topic of polymers is often limited to chemistry lessons. The Establish project offers some hands-on activities to investigate these materials and some of their medical applications.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
To change the world would be amazing enough. Mike Brown changed the Solar System. Eleanor Hayes explains.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
When your doctor prescribes you a tablet and you get better, was it really the drug or could it have been the colour of the tablet? Andrew Brown investigates the placebo effect.
Ages: 16-19;
What makes ostriches such fast runners? Nina Schaller has spent nearly a decade investigating.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Marco Martucci tells Eleanor Hayes what science teaching and radio journalism have in common.
Ages: not applicable;
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;
Meet an astronaut, cook a comet and plan a trip to Mars. Shamim Hartevelt introduces a recent teacher workshop at ESA.
Ages: not applicable;
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Genetic fingerprinting: a look inside
Topics: Biology, Health
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Bad science: how to learn from science in the media
Topics: Biology, General science
| Issue 21
Science on stage and in action
Topics: Events
| Issue 21
Polymers in medicine
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
| Issue 21
How I killed Pluto: Mike Brown
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 21
Just the placebo effect?
Topics: Biology, Health
| Issue 21
Birds on the run: what makes ostriches so fast?
Topics: Physics, Biology
| Issue 21
A science teacher on air
Topics: Profiles
| Issue 21
Smoke is in the air: how fireworks affect air quality
Topics: Chemistry
| Issue 21
Science teaching in space: the ESA teachers workshop
Topics: Events
