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We all know that DNA → RNA → protein. But did you know that some genes don't encode proteins but rather RNAs with important cellular functions?
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
A waste of space: years of human activity in space have left thousands of objects in orbit around the Earth. Learn more about the risks they pose and what we can do about it.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Plants today are extremely diverse, abundant, and flamboyant. However, the first land plants, which initiated a great change in the flora and fauna on planet Earth, were very different.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
We can’t image our home galaxy from the outside, so how do we study it? Learn how astronomers unveil the dramatic past of the Milky Way and peer into its future.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Future food: would you bite into a test-tube burger or a Petri dish steak? How do we make lab-grown meat, and what might it mean for health, farming, and the environment?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Explore the everyday science behind the quest to harness fusion energy – the energy that powers the stars – in a safe way here on Earth.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Flying high: did you know that cosmic rays can interfere with aircraft systems? Learn how scientists from ILL are working with Airbus Avionics to ensure safety in the air.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
You may have heard pathology labs mentioned in crime shows, but what is plant pathology? Find out about the feuds between plant and pathogen that span millions of years.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
When you snap a selfie or film a video for social media, where does that information go? Find out how magnetic ‘storms’ could help us achieve better, faster data storage.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
This is the story of how scientists created an image of the region around the black hole at the centre of our galaxy by combining many telescopes into one virtual telescope the size of the Earth.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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Not just a blueprint for proteins: the importance of non-coding RNAs
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
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Objects in orbit: the problem of space debris
Topics: Astronomy / space, Earth science, Engineering, News from the EIROs, Physics, Science and society
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When plants moved ashore and changed the planet
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science
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Galactic Archaeology: how we study our home galaxy
Topics: Astronomy / space, Engineering, News from the EIROs, Physics
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From Petri dish to plate: the journey of cultivated meat
Topics: Biology, Health, Science and society, Sustainability
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The everyday science of fusion
Topics: Careers in STEM, Engineering, Physics, Sustainability, News from the EIROs
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What does particle physics have to do with aviation safety?
Topics: Astronomy / space, Biology, Coding, Earth science, Engineering, Physics, Science and society
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Plant pathology: plants can get sick too!
Topics: Biology, Science and society, Sustainability
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Information revolution: how ultra-short bursts of light could help us improve data storage
Topics: Coding, Engineering, News from the EIROs, Physics, Science and society
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How global teamwork revealed the mystery at the heart of our galaxy
Topics: Astronomy / space, Engineering, News from the EIROs, Physics
