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We are relative newcomers on Earth and still have a lot to learn. Julian Vincent from the University of Bath, UK, investigates some of the lessons we can learn from the living world.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
When you read the newspaper, how do you know what to believe? Ed Walsh guides you and your students through the minefield of science in the media.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Fresh water is a scarce resource on our planet – but how many of us are aware of how much water is needed to make the foods we eat every day?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Redox reactions carried out by inexpensive baker’s yeast during breadmaking can also be used to demonstrate biofuel cells in the classroom.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Iodine, with its characteristic purple vapours, has myriad applications – from the familiar disinfectant to innovative solar cells.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
New research is shedding light on the internal ‘clocks’ that help plants respond to changing day-night cycles.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Fred Engelbrecht and Thomas Wendt from the ExploHeidelberg Teaching Lab describe some experiments on sugar detection to demonstrate the problems that people with diabetes face every day.
Ages: 16-19;
Vered Yephlach-Wiskerman introduces a classroom project to investigate the bioremediation powers of the aquatic fern Azolla.
Ages: 16-19;
Is it possible to pass cancer from one individual to another? For some animals, it is – and, sadly, a unique Tasmanian species is facing possible extinction as a result.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Theodore Alexandrov is taking what he learned from working on the economy and applying it to the chemicals on our skin.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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Is traditional engineering the right system with which to manipulate our world?
Topics: Physics, Biology
| Issue 22
Bad science: how to learn from science in the media
Topics: Biology, General science
| Issue 50
Do you know your water footprint?
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science, Health, Science and society
| Issue 66
Simple biofuel cells: the superpower of baker’s yeast
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Sustainability
| Issue 27
Purple fumes: the importance of iodine
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Health
| Issue 48
How plants beat jet lag
Topics: Biology
| Issue 9
Detecting sugar: an everyday problem when facing diabetes
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
| Issue 21
A clean green sweep: an aquatic bioremediation project
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
| Issue 32
Infectious cancers
Topics: Biology, Health
| Issue 34
The mathematician who became a biologist
Topics: Profiles
