Natural experiments: taking the lab outdoors
By assembling a ‘backpack laboratory’, you can break away from the lab bench and take tests for starch and glucose into the wild outdoors.
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By assembling a ‘backpack laboratory’, you can break away from the lab bench and take tests for starch and glucose into the wild outdoors.
How many ‘chemicals’ are there in a fresh mushroom? These simple experiments reveal the hidden chemistry within natural foods.
Insights into the brain’s unique protective barrier could offer promising treatments for diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s.
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest inter-governmental scientific research organisations (EIROs). This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROs.
A unique experiment tracks microbes changing over thousands of generations – so we can watch evolution on fast-forward.
From samurai swords to healthy tomato plants, this little-known element has wider uses than you might expect.
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest inter-governmental scientific research organisations (EIROs). This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROs.
Shark skin is adapted for energy-efficient swimming in remarkable ways, some of which are now being copied by designers and engineers.
The same molecule that keeps mighty trees standing also led to the first multicellular life forms – and can even be used to make sweet treats.
Dissect a chicken from the supermarket to discover the unusual pulley system that enables birds to fly.
Natural experiments: taking the lab outdoors
Natural experiments: chemistry with mushrooms
Guardian of the brain: the blood-brain barrier
Crash-tolerant cars, toxic tattoo ink and the first X-ray laser light
Evolution in action: the 67 000-generation experiment
Elements in focus: molybdenum
Exotic particles, fusion-device ashtrays and lunar missions
Design inspiration: the secrets of shark skin
Cellulose: from trees to treats
How do birds fly? A hands-on demonstration