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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;
If you ever buy an energy drink as a pick-me-up, do you know what it contains? Here we use laboratory chemistry to find out.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Model organisms – yeast, worms, flies and mice – help researchers to probe the secrets of life.
Ages: 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;
Today’s announcement that the UK has approved the creation of babies from two women and one man offers an invaluable opportunity to discuss some of the real issues of science with your students.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Simulate a neuron in the classroom.
Ages: 16-19;
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;
Scientists propose a new hypothesis to tackle one of the big remaining mysteries in animal evolution.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
A controversial new technology is making gene editing far cheaper and easier – too easy, perhaps?
Ages: 16-19;
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Bionic structures: from stalks to skyscrapers
Topics: Physics, Biology, Engineering
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Cans with a kick: the science of energy drinks
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
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Life models
Topics: Biology
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Sea cucumbers, celebrations and student internships
Topics: News from the EIROs, Physics, Biology, Chemistry
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The ethics of genetics
Topics: Biology, Health, Science and society
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The resting potential: introducing foundations of the nervous system
Topics: 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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What happens when cells embrace damage?
Topics: Understand, Biology
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Faster, cheaper, CRISPR: the new gene technology revolution
Topics: Understand, Biology
