Evolution in action: pathogens
Pathogens that threaten human health are constantly evolving to keep ahead of our defences. But we can now track these changes at the genetic level, even as they are happening.
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Pathogens that threaten human health are constantly evolving to keep ahead of our defences. But we can now track these changes at the genetic level, even as they are happening.
Get your hands dirty with these classroom experiments exploring the composition of soil – and find out why this matters.
Can you stop the tray from tipping? Learn about the law of the lever to beat your opponent in this simple game.
Dissect a chicken from the supermarket to discover the unusual pulley system that enables birds to fly.
Using a simple calculation, measure the distance between Earth and the Moon with the help of a local amateur radio station.
Get to grips with the spread of infectious diseases with these classroom activities highlighting real-life applications of school mathematics.
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?
Encouraging your students to create science videos can be a way of catching – and keeping – their attention.
Entertain your audiences with these tricky feats, which showcase Newton’s laws of motion in action.
A new tool lets astronomers ‘listen’ to the Universe for the first time.
Evolution in action: pathogens
Field research: discovering the structure of soil
Balancing act: the physics of levers
How do birds fly? A hands-on demonstration
To the Moon and back: reflecting a radio signal to calculate the distance
Disease dynamics: understanding the spread of diseases
Bionic structures: from stalks to skyscrapers
Hooked on science
Fantastic feats
Turning on the cosmic microphone