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Scalding volcanic springs are home to some remarkable microorganisms, and biotechnology is now finding uses for these microscopic survivors.
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Scalding volcanic springs are home to some remarkable microorganisms, and biotechnology is now finding uses for these microscopic survivors.
Could leftover nutshells be the next renewable energy source? Challenge your students to find out using calorimetry.
Explore the science of sound and electromagnetism with this practical build-it-yourself activity.
As a lightweight, super-strong metal, beryllium is an engineer’s dream – but it also has some less convenient qualities.
In an update using the latest scientific research, all the basic SI units will soon be officially defined in terms of the Universe’s fundamental constants.
Use equations of motion to work out what happened in a car crash – and learn some valuable life lessons.
How do new species – or completely new types of organism – emerge? Time and separation are the key factors.
Have fun with organic chemistry by extracting sweet-smelling essential oils from fragrant plants.
The curation of ‘big data’ in molecular biology is changing the way scientists work.
Learn about a variety of biochemical processes with these quick, simple experiments using one of the world’s favourite fruits.
Some (microbes) like it hot
Bioenergy in a nutshell
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Elements in focus: beryllium
SI units: a new update for standards
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Evolution in action: from genetic change to new species
Perfumes with a pop: aroma chemistry with essential oils
Bioinformatics: the new ‘cabinet of curiosities’
Go bananas for biochemistry