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Matthew Blakeley from ILL and his colleagues from ESRF and elsewhere have discovered how antifreeze in Arctic fish blood keeps them alive in sub-zero conditions. He and Eleanor Hayes explain.
Ages: 16-19;
All major X-ray and neutron facilities employ instrument scientists, who are experimental experts, liaison officers and researchers rolled into one. Andrew Wildes from the Institut Laue-Langevin explains how he juggles his daily tasks.
Ages: 16-19;
2010-2011 State of the Wild: A Global Portrait describes the present state of wildlife and wild places, detailing developments in conservation and examining environmental issues around the world.
Ages: not applicable;
The brilliant yellows of van Gogh’s paintings are turning a nasty brown. Andrew Brown reveals how sophisticated X-ray techniques courtesy of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France, can explain why.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Science recognises no national borders – and neither does Science on Stage, the network for European science teachers. Eleanor Hayes attended the international festival.
Ages: not applicable;
Laurence Reed and Jackie de Belleroche discuss schizophrenia – and how functional genomics could help to identify its causes.
Ages: 16-19;
Sarah Stanley explains how Becky Parker gets her students involved in particle physics at CERN. Why not get your students to join in too?
Ages: not applicable;
What do continental drift, nuclear power stations and supernovae have in common? Neutrinos, as Susana Cebrián explains.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
As though planets from outside our Solar System were not exciting enough, astronomers have recently discovered a planet orbiting a star from outside our galaxy Johny Setiawan reports.
Ages: 16-19;
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration of research organisations. Eleanor Hayes, Editor-in-Chief of Science in School, reviews some of the latest news from the EIROforum members.
Ages: not applicable;
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Neutrons and antifreeze: research into Arctic fish
Topics: Physics, Biology, Chemistry
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Life in the line of fire
Topics: Physics
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2010-2011 State of the Wild: A Global Portrait, By the Wildlife Conservation Society
Topics: Resources
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Van Gogh’s darkening legacy
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
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Science teachers take to the stage
Topics: Events
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Investigating the causes of schizophrenia
Topics: Biology, Health
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Schoolhouse scientists
Topics: Profiles
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Neutrinos: an introduction
Topics: Physics, General science, Astronomy / space, Earth science
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A planet from another galaxy
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
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Rockets, genomes and particle accelerators
Topics: News from the EIROs, Biology, Astronomy / space, Health
