Opening seashells to reveal climate secrets
Seashells are more than just pretty objects: they also help scientists reconstruct past climates.
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Seashells are more than just pretty objects: they also help scientists reconstruct past climates.
Try these hands-on activities to introduce your students to microplastics – a hazard for fish and other marine animals – and to our responsibilities to our environment.
Neuroscientist and stand-up comic Sophie Scott explains the complexity and social importance of laughter.
Watching what happens to the electrodes in a lithium-ion battery with neutron science.
After four years travelling around the globe, the schooner Tara has returned with a world’s worth of scientific results.
Exploring coloured chemistry using smartphones
Why not make science relevant to your students’ lives with some simple practical activities using tattoo inks?
In this experiment, simple liquids that mimic blood are used to demonstrate blood typing.
Using an everyday toy can introduce mystery into the classroom and help explain chemistry.
The basic chemistry of hair dyes has changed little over the past century, but what do we know about the risks of colouring our hair, and why do we do it?