Colour in nature: think pink
What do carrots and flamingos have in common? At first glance, not much, but look closer. Their rosy glows have surprisingly similar origins!
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What do carrots and flamingos have in common? At first glance, not much, but look closer. Their rosy glows have surprisingly similar origins!
In a spin: use a rotating platform to explore how gravitational acceleration affects a simple pendulum.
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.
The Mary Rose is one of several famous and historical ships salvaged from the sea in recent decades. Thanks to the anaerobic conditions on the seabed, the remains are well preserved. Montserrat Capellas and Dominique Cornuéjols from the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), in Grenoble,…
Laura Strieth, Karen Bultitude, Frank Burnet and Clare Wilkinson use drama and debate to encourage young people to discuss genetics and what it means for us all. Why not join in?
Originally, Nadia Salem wanted to become a research biologist and find a cure for cancer. Today, she is a reporter for Nano, a daily science magazine on German-language TV. Nadia talked to Marlene Rau about the unpredictability of life and the joys of being a science journalist.
Do you enjoy the drama of science? The colour, the smells, the intricacies? Why not follow science teacher Bernhard Sturm’s suggestions: let your students bring yet more drama into the classroom by (re-)enacting science, to help them visualise and remember the lesson.
“If we don’t protect our environment, we won’t have one,” say Carolina, 13, from Portugal.
New studies are uncovering how emissions from daily household activities pollute the air we breathe at home.
Scientists working at the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) and the University Joseph Fourier in Grenoble, France, have discovered a crystal that appears to defy the laws of physics. Giovanna Cicognani from ILL reports.
Colour in nature: think pink
The centrifugal force awakens
Grimy windows could be harbouring toxic pollutants
Shipwreck: science to the rescue!
Meet the Gene Machine: stimulating bioethical discussions at school
The winding road to science journalism
The drama of science
In a class of their own: lessons in energy and education from European schools
Take a deep breath? Investigating indoor air pollution
Defying the laws of physics?