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If you ever buy an energy drink as a pick-me-up, do you know what it contains? Here we use laboratory chemistry to find out.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Model organisms – yeast, worms, flies and mice – help researchers to probe the secrets of life.
Ages: 16-19;
The role of our oceans in climate change is more complicated than you might think.
Ages: 16-19;
Simulate a neuron in the classroom.
Ages: 16-19;
What would it be like if numbers and musical tones had colours? People with synaesthesia experience the world in this way – and scientists are trying to find out why.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Scientists propose a new hypothesis to tackle one of the big remaining mysteries in animal evolution.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
A controversial new technology is making gene editing far cheaper and easier – too easy, perhaps?
Ages: 16-19;
Exploring visual acuity requires not only biological experiments, but also some understanding of the underlying physics.
Ages: 16-19;
Studies of radiocarbon are helping scientists to understand how neurons remain stable yet adaptable.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Find out how we know what the Sun (and stars) are made of.
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Cans with a kick: the science of energy drinks
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
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Life models
Topics: Biology
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Climate change: why the oceans matter
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Earth science
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The resting potential: introducing foundations of the nervous system
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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Blended senses: understanding synaesthesia
Topics: Biology
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What happens when cells embrace damage?
Topics: Understand, Biology
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Faster, cheaper, CRISPR: the new gene technology revolution
Topics: Understand, Biology
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Sharp eyes: how well can we really see?
Topics: Physics, Biology, Teach
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The element of surprise
Topics: Physics, Biology, Chemistry
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What are stars made of?
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy / space
