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| Issue 30

All in the family

Building a hypothetical family portrait can help students to understand genetics.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Topics: Biology, Mathematics
             

| Issue 30

Reflecting on another three months’ worth of advances

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 EIROs.

Ages: not applicable;
Topics: News from the EIROs, General science, Physics, Biology

| Issue 29

How water travels up trees

Why do giant redwoods grow so tall and then stop? It all has to do with how high water can travel up their branches.

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Biology
   

| Issue 29

Become a water quality analyst

Industrial activities and even geological changes can affect the quality of water, causing contamination that poses risks to human health and the environment. Learn how to become an independent analyst to ensure that we have good-quality water.

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Engineering
             

| Issue 28

From construction to destruction: building lasers and melting walls

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 EIROs.

Ages: not applicable;
Topics: News from the EIROs, General science, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering

| Issue 28

Food that shapes you: how diet can change your epigenome

You are what you eat – quite literally. Our diet can influence the tiny changes in our genome that underlie several diseases, including cancer and obesity.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, General science, Chemistry