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Understand issue22permafrost
| Issue 22

Revealing the secrets of permafrost

Studying permafrost enables us to look not only into the past, but also into the future. Miguel Ángel de Pablo, Miguel Ramos, Gonçalo Vieira and Antonio Molina explain.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Earth science, Engineering
       

Understand issue22aderin
| Issue 22

Maggie Aderin-Pocock: a career in space

As a child, Maggie Aderin-Pocock dreamed of going into space. She hasn’t quite managed it yet, but she’s got pretty close, as she tells Eleanor Hayes.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
             

Teach issue22rockets
| Issue 22

Sky-high science: building rockets at school

Ever wanted to launch a rocket? Jan-Erik Rønningen, Frida Vestnes, Rohan Sheth and Maria Råken from the European Space Camp explain how.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Mathematics
     

Understand issue21pluto
| Issue 21

How I killed Pluto: Mike Brown

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;
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
               

Teach issue21fireworks
| 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
       

Teach issue21crowding
| 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
             

Understand issue20em
| Issue 20

More than meets the eye: the electromagnetic spectrum

Claudia Mignone and Rebecca Barnes take us on a tour through the electromagnetic spectrum and introduce us to the European Space Agency’s fleet of science missions, which are opening our eyes to a mysterious and hidden Universe.

Ages: 14-16;
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space