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In the African forest, Fabian Leendertz and his team look for new infectious agents that can be transmitted from animals to humans. Could one of them cause the next pandemic?
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Soaring temperatures, a flooded landscape, violent winds…. What would our planet be like without the Moon?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Does true altruism exist? And can science provide the answer?
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
What makes ostriches such fast runners? Nina Schaller has spent nearly a decade investigating.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Evolutionary geneticist Svante Pääbo tells Eleanor Hayes how he excavates the genome to understand human evolution.
Ages: 16-19;
Tim Birkhead tells Karin Ranero Celius about promiscuous birds and teaching science students.
Ages: 16-19;
How short is ‘very short’? Well, pretty short – between 120 and 150 pages. The pages are small, too, 175 mm x 110 mm, but then so is the type. ‘Introduction?’ …well, it depends what’s being introduced.
Ages: not applicable;
Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution gives a detailed account of the ten events that author Nick Lane considers to be the most important in establishing the direction that evolution has taken ever since the beginning of life on Earth.
Ages: not applicable;
How do fossils form around hydrothermal vents? Crispin Little describes how he and his team found out – by making their own fossils.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Are you looking for ideas to spice up your earth science class? Why not try out one of the rich collection of activities developed by Chris King, Elizabeth Devon and Peter Kennett from Earth Learning Idea.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
| Issue 27
Evolving threats: investigating new zoonotic infections
Topics: Biology, Health
| Issue 26
Life without the Moon: a scientific speculation
Topics: Physics, Biology
| Issue 25
The mystery of altruism
Topics: Biology
| Issue 21
Birds on the run: what makes ostriches so fast?
Topics: Physics, Biology
| Issue 20
An archaeologist of the genome: Svante Pääbo
Topics: Biology
| Issue 18
Battle of the birds: interview with Tim Birkhead
Topics: Biology
| Issue 17
Very Short Introductions to Evolution, Human Evolution and the History of Life, By Brian and Deborah Charlesworth (Evolution), Bernard Wood (Human Evolution) and Michael J Benton (The History of Life)
Topics: Resources
| Issue 16
Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution, By Nick Lane
Topics: Resources
| Issue 16
Hot stuff in the deep sea
Topics: Biology
| Issue 15
Getting down to Earth: ideas for the earth science classroom
Topics: Biology, Earth science
