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You shall not pass: discover how the protein coating around an egg cell ‘zips up’ after fertilization to stop more sperm from entering.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Talking trees: discover how trees use chemicals to communicate with soil microbes and how this could impact their ability to act as carbon sinks.
Ages: 16-19;
Join ESA’s interplanetary spacecraft Juice on a voyage to the mysterious gas giant Jupiter to uncover the secrets of its intriguing icy moons.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Scientists use intense X-ray pulses from the European XFEL to take snapshots of exploding molecules. This can reveal details of how molecules are put together and how they interact with light.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Did you know that there are flowering plants that live in the sea? The unique characteristics of seagrasses are vital for the health of our planet.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Mealworms are insects with a high nutritional value and could provide a source of animal protein that is more sustainable than traditional livestock.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Dirty windows can harbour potentially harmful pollutants under protective films of fatty acids from cooking emissions – and these can hang around for long periods of time.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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;
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How does the body avoid multiple sperm fertilizing an egg?
Topics: Biology, Health, News from the EIROs, Science and society
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Exploring the dialogue between trees and soil microbes
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science
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To Jupiter’s icy moons: Juice’s odyssey of exploration
Topics: Astronomy / space, Careers in STEM, Engineering, News from the EIROs, Physics
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Investigating molecules: explosive imaging
Topics: Chemistry, Engineering, News from the EIROs, Physics
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Seagrass the wonder plant!
Topics: Biology, Science and society, Sustainability
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Towards sustainable nutrition: could mealworms provide a solution?
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health, Science and society, Sustainability
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Grimy windows could be harbouring toxic pollutants
Topics: Chemistry, Engineering, Health, News from the EIROs, Physics, Science and society
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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
