When plants moved ashore and changed the planet
Plants today are extremely diverse, abundant, and flamboyant. However, the first land plants, which initiated a great change in the flora and fauna on planet Earth, were very different.
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Plants today are extremely diverse, abundant, and flamboyant. However, the first land plants, which initiated a great change in the flora and fauna on planet Earth, were very different.
Meet the planarian, a fascinating flatworm with incredible biological abilities and unique and surprising ways to respond to various stimuli.
Do air convection currents really move as they are drawn in textbook illustrations? Let’s make invisible convection currents visible using mist.
We can’t image our home galaxy from the outside, so how do we study it? Learn how astronomers unveil the dramatic past of the Milky Way and peer into its future.
Still standing: have you ever wondered how buildings stand? Or why they sometimes fall? Let’s explore this through bridges, from construction to collapse.
The oceans cover over 70% of the surface of our planet. Try these activities to learn more about Earth’s largest habitat and how it affects our lives.
Discover simple adaptations to apparatus and experiments that make practical chemistry more accessible to students with vision impairment.
Turning the tide: celebrate World Oceans Day in your classroom with ocean articles spanning the breadth of STEM subjects, from biology to physics.
Future food: would you bite into a test-tube burger or a Petri dish steak? How do we make lab-grown meat, and what might it mean for health, farming, and the environment?
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.
When plants moved ashore and changed the planet
Hands-on experiments with planaria
A misty way to see convection currents
Galactic Archaeology: how we study our home galaxy
Building bridges: how do structures stay upright?
Practical ocean literacy for all: ecology and exploration
Making chemistry accessible for students with vision impairment
Planet ocean: articles to put the ocean centre stage on World Oceans Day
From Petri dish to plate: the journey of cultivated meat
Practical ocean literacy for all: Earth science