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If you ask Italian school students to name an active volcano in their country, they will have a wealth of names – such as Vesuvius, Etna, Stromboli and all the other Aeolian Islands – to choose from.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
It is a regrettable fact that there is a marked decline of interest in learning about science among school students today (in many developed countries, at least).
Ages: 16-19;
Horror movies are a popular, albeit rather despised, film genre. It is all the more surprising that the most horrific of the current crop of scary movies has recently won an Oscar, not to mention the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to its main protagonist.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Frode Skjold tells Sai Pathmanathan about some of his favourite activities to teach science in primary school.
Ages: not applicable;
Any book that has in its introduction “Physics is the action department of science... only physics can explain what happens if you throw [an apple] at a brick wall at 200 mph” has my attention.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
The majority of young scientists working in research have only ever been that – scientists. But Vienna Leigh reports how one group leader at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory started his career at the front of a classroom – and feels that his science benefits as a result.
Ages: not applicable;
Teachers and many older school students will enjoy Dance of the Tiger, a very unusual fictional story written by a scientist about his own subject.
Ages: 16-19;
The aim of Choosing Children is to investigate how humanity should regulate its fast-increasing ability to genetically design the babies of tomorrow.
Ages: 16-19;
Anne MJG Piret from the European Commission assisted the jury during the recent EU Contest for Young Scientists.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Joan Massagué has discovered secrets that can save lives. An expert in cell division and the spread of cancer, he is one of the 50 most quoted researchers in all scientific fields. He speaks to Sarah Sherwood about his recent work on metastasis and his hopes for a cure for cancer.
Ages: 16-19;
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Volcano Island, By David Lea and Professor Steve Sparks
Topics: Resources
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Just a Theory: Exploring the Nature of Science, By Moti Ben-Ari
Topics: Resources
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An Inconvenient Truth, By Al Gore
Topics: Resources
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Curiosity killed the cat – or did it?
Topics: Profiles
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Can You Feel the Force? Putting the Fizz Back into Physics, By Richard Hammond
Topics: Resources
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Cornelius Gross: from the classroom to the laboratory
Topics: Profiles
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Dance of the Tiger, By Björn Kurtén
Topics: Resources
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Choosing Children: Genes, Disability, and Design, By Jonathan Glover
Topics: Resources
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Welcome to Valencia! The EU Contest for Young Scientists
Topics: Events
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On the trail of a cure for cancer
Topics: Profiles
