In their element: women of the periodic table
Find out how women scientists contributed to knowledge of the chemical elements – and what this tells us about the nature of scientific work, then and now.
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Find out how women scientists contributed to knowledge of the chemical elements – and what this tells us about the nature of scientific work, then and now.
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest intergovernmental scientific research organisations (EIROs). This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROs.
Welcome to the summer issue of Science in School. While we are nearing the end of the school year, we are still in the middle of 2019, which has been officially named the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements.
Create a living piece of ‘agar art’ to discover the invisible world of microbes living on our hands.
Investigate how enzymes in your laundry detergent get rid of stains – and which are most important for keeping clothes clean.
Identify tracks of subatomic particles from their ‘signatures’ in bubble chamber photos – a key 20th century technology for studying particle physics.
Step inside a science-inspired art exhibition where students bring biological molecules to life.
Over several decades, the search for new medicines has progressed from mimicking natural molecules to screening many millions of compounds.
New research is revealing the previously unknown beneficial effects of tree canopies – and the secret life within them.
Aeolus – a new laser-equipped satellite – is designed to give meteorologists the comprehensive wind data they need for better weather forecasting.
In their element: women of the periodic table
The history of our Universe, fusion research with comics, and clues about Alzheimer’s disease
Editorial issue 47
Painting in a petri dish
Which laundry enzymes work best?
Track inspection: how to spot subatomic particles
Art meets molecular biology
The changing technologies of drug design
The secret life of forests
Forecasts from orbit