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A blade of grass and a high tower both need to stand up against forces that threaten to level them. Are there design principles that they can exploit to achieve this?
Ages: <11, 11-14;
Model organisms – yeast, worms, flies and mice – help researchers to probe the secrets of life.
Ages: 16-19;
Scientists are searching deep underground for hard-to-detect particles that stream across the Universe.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
The role of our oceans in climate change is more complicated than you might think.
Ages: 16-19;
A new tool lets astronomers ‘listen’ to the Universe for the first time.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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.
Ages: not applicable;
What would it be like if numbers and musical tones had colours? People with synaesthesia experience the world in this way – and scientists are trying to find out why.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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.
Ages: not applicable;
Studies of iron oxides under extreme conditions are shining a light on Earth’s interior and its role in our climate.
Ages: 16-19;
Scientists propose a new hypothesis to tackle one of the big remaining mysteries in animal evolution.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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Bionic structures: from stalks to skyscrapers
Topics: Physics, Biology, Engineering
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Life models
Topics: Biology
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Science goes underground
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
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Climate change: why the oceans matter
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Earth science
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Turning on the cosmic microphone
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
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Sea cucumbers, celebrations and student internships
Topics: News from the EIROs, Physics, Biology, Chemistry
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Blended senses: understanding synaesthesia
Topics: Biology
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Proxima b, extremophiles and record-breaking cables
Topics: News from the EIROs, Physics, Biology, Chemistry
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Under pressure: the role of Earth’s mantle in our climate
Topics: Chemistry, Earth science
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What happens when cells embrace damage?
Topics: Understand, Biology
