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Scientific research is not a career that most people believe to be suitable for the blind, but such beliefs are changing. Biologist Geerat Vermeij explains that, whether you are blind or not, science is competitive, tedious and hard – and he loves it.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
How do fossils form around hydrothermal vents? Crispin Little describes how he and his team found out – by making their own fossils.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Marine biologist Jean-Luc Solandt tells Karin Ranero Celius about his commitment to study and preserve one of the world’s biggest treasures: the ocean.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
From jellyfish to arsenic detectors via a Nobel Prize: Sonia Furtado reports on the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, and interviews scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, about its applications.
Ages: 16-19;
Water – Humanity’s Project is a CD-ROM containing a collection of about 300 pieces of media that examine water as an element of daily life as well as an important local and global issue. The collection is suitable for students and teachers of all levels.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Bringing marine science into the classroom can be challenging work for teachers. So why not take the classroom – and the teachers – to sea? Vikki Gunn’s Classroom@Sea project does just that.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Marine ecologists Iris Hendriks, Carlos Duarte, and Carlo Heip ask why – despite its importance – research into marine biodiversity is so neglected.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
| Issue 18
To sea with a blind scientist
Topics: Profiles
| Issue 16
Hot stuff in the deep sea
Topics: Biology
| Issue 16
Jean-Luc Solandt: diving into marine conservation
Topics: Profiles
| Issue 12
Painting life green: GFP
Topics: Biology, General science, Science and society
| Issue 10
Water – Humanity s Project: media collection for the classroom, By Siemens AG
Topics: Resources
| Issue 7
Classroom@Sea: bringing real marine science into the classroom
Topics: Earth science
| Issue 6
Why biodiversity research keeps its feet dry
Topics: Biology, Earth science
