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Anne MJG Piret from the European Commission assisted the jury during the recent EU Contest for Young Scientists.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
In this, the second of two articles, climate researcher Rasmus Benestad from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute examines the evidence that humans are causing climate change.
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;
Mico Tatalovic from the University of Cambridge, UK, investigates the private lives of meerkats. Why do these small carnivores live in groups? Why do they feed each other’s pups, dig together and guard each other? And what makes a really good sentinel?
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Dudley Shallcross and Tim Harrison from Bristol University, UK, illustrate chemistry experiments relevant to climate change.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Conspiracies are at the heart of many a good film and book. Swedish biology teacher Per Kornhall is the author of a critical book on intelligent design and how it is taught in biology lessons in religious schools in Sweden. He talks to Sai Pathmanathan and Marlene Rau about his fascination with…
Ages: not applicable;
Schistosomiasis is the second most socioeconomically devastating parasitic disease after malaria. Alan Wilson and Stuart Haslam investigate new ways to combat the parasite – taking advantage of its sugar coating.
Ages: 16-19;
Beat Blattmann and Patrick Sticher from the University of Zürich, Switzerland, explain the science behind protein crystallography and provide a protocol for growing your own crystals from protein – an essential method used by scientists to determine protein structures.
Ages: 16-19;
Dudley Shallcross, Tim Harrison, Steve Henshaw and Linda Sellou offer chemistry and physics experiments harnessing alternative energy sources, such as non-fossil fuels.
Ages: 16-19;
In 2009, the world celebrates the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. Emmanuel Reynaud revisits the story of the vessel aboard which the foundations for Darwin’s publication were laid.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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Welcome to Valencia! The EU Contest for Young Scientists
Topics: Events
| Issue 8
What do we know about climate? Investigating the effects of anthropogenic global warming
Topics: Earth science, Science and society
| Issue 9
Curiosity killed the cat – or did it?
Topics: Profiles
| Issue 10
Sentinels: meerkat superheroes
Topics: Biology
| Issue 10
Practical demonstrations to augment climate change lessons
Topics: Earth science
| Issue 10
Teaching in Sweden: tackling creationism, making waves
Topics: Profiles
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Sugary insights into worm parasite infections
Topics: Biology, Health
| Issue 11
Growing crystals from protein
Topics: Physics, Biology, Chemistry
| Issue 11
Fuelling interest: climate change experiments
Topics: Chemistry
| Issue 12
The Beagle
Topics: Science and society
