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As though planets from outside our Solar System were not exciting enough, astronomers have recently discovered a planet orbiting a star from outside our galaxy Johny Setiawan reports.
Ages: 16-19;
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration of research organisations. Eleanor Hayes, Editor-in-Chief of Science in School, reviews some of the latest news from the EIROforum members.
Ages: not applicable;
Glowing jellyfish, flickering fireflies, fun glow sticks; Emma Welsh introduces the beautiful and mysterious world of chemiluminescence.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Uracil is well known as one of the bases used in RNA, but why is it not used in DNA – or is it? Angéla Békési and Beáta G Vértessy investigate.
Ages: 16-19;
Moringas have long been known as miracle trees. Now scientists are investigating their properties in depth, as Sue Nelson and Marlene Rau report.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
When something frightens us, should we freeze, or should we investigate? Sarah Stanley describes how scientists from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory are probing the mysteries of the brain, seeking to understand our response to fear.
Ages: 16-19;
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration of research organisations. Eleanor Hayes, Editor-in-Chief of Science in School, reviews some of the latest news from the EIROforum members.
Ages: not applicable;
Tim Birkhead tells Karin Ranero Celius about promiscuous birds and teaching science students.
Ages: 16-19;
Would it not be fascinating to observe and manipulate individual molecules? Patrick Theer and Marlene Rau from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory explain how, with an atomic force microscope, you can do just this. You could even build your own.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
When we cool something below its freezing point, it solidifies – at least, that’s what we expect. Tobias Schülli investigates why this is not always the case.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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A planet from another galaxy
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 19
Rockets, genomes and particle accelerators
Topics: News from the EIROs, Biology, Astronomy / space, Health
| Issue 19
What is chemiluminescence?
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
| Issue 18
Uracil in DNA: error or signal?
Topics: Biology
| Issue 18
Moringa: the science behind the miracle tree
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
| Issue 18
A neural switch for fear
Topics: Biology
| Issue 18
Mars, snakes, robots and DNA
Topics: News from the EIROs, Physics, Biology, Astronomy / space
| Issue 18
Battle of the birds: interview with Tim Birkhead
Topics: Biology
| Issue 18
Single molecules under the microscope
Topics: Physics, General science, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Health
| Issue 17
Science is cool… supercool
Topics: Physics
