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Have fun with organic chemistry by extracting sweet-smelling essential oils from fragrant plants.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
The curation of ‘big data’ in molecular biology is changing the way scientists work.
Ages: 16-19;
Learn about a variety of biochemical processes with these quick, simple experiments using one of the world’s favourite fruits.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
The European Space Agency’s Astro Pi Challenge gives students the chance to conduct their own science investigation on the International Space Station.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Fracking is a hugely controversial technology, so it’s worth taking a closer look at the science behind the headlines.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Should we believe what science tells us? A philosopher of science comments on teachers’ responses to this challenging question.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Roll up, roll up! We bring you some more fantastic feats to challenge and entertain – and to showcase some physics, too.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Challenge your students to save the Earth from an asteroid collision, using calculations based on the Hollywood sci-fi fantasy film Armageddon.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
A species of bacterium discovered on the decaying wreck of the Titanic is providing new insights into how to protect living cells from damage.
Ages: 16-19;
USB-powered sequencers smaller than your smartphone could revolutionise the way we decode DNA – in hospitals, in remote locations and even in space.
Ages: 16-19;
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Perfumes with a pop: aroma chemistry with essential oils
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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Bioinformatics: the new ‘cabinet of curiosities’
Topics: Biology, General science
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Go bananas for biochemistry
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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Run your coding experiment in space
Topics: Events
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Ten things you might not know about fracking
Topics: Earth science, Engineering, Science and society
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Is science true?
Topics: General science, Science and society
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Further fantastic feats: falling and bouncing
Topics: Physics, Engineering
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Saving the Earth Hollywood-style
Topics: Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy / space
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Titanic and the iron-eating bacteria
Topics: News from the EIROs, Physics, Biology, Chemistry
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Decoding DNA with a pocket-sized sequencer
Topics: Biology, Health
