From model organism to medical advances
A simple fungus used to brew beer is now used around the world to advance cancer research.
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A simple fungus used to brew beer is now used around the world to advance cancer research.
Archeology and genetics combine to reveal what caused the Black Death.
As a teacher of science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM), you are in a perfect position to encourage more students to take up STEM studies and careers. But what are the best ways to inspire students and achieve this goal? Research projects in science education can really help, but…
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest inter-governmental scientific research organisations (EIROs). This article reviews some of the latest news from EIROs.
Once upon a time, scholars tended to wear long robes, live in monasteries and focus on botany.
Iodine, with its characteristic purple vapours, has myriad applications – from the familiar disinfectant to innovative solar cells.
A group of German researchers is bringing to light the medicinal wisdom of the Middle Ages.
Having difficulties explaining black holes to your students? Why not try these simple activities in the classroom?
Evolutionary relationships can be tricky to explain. By using simple, everyday objects, your students can work them out for themselves.
Using nothing but a pig’s heart, a knife and a supply of water, you and your students can investigate how the heart pumps.
From model organism to medical advances
Tales from a plague pit
Science teachers: using education research to make a difference
A range of scales: from fusing a nucleus to studying a dwarf planet
Welcome to the twenty-seventh issue of Science in School
Purple fumes: the importance of iodine
Monastic medicine: medieval herbalism meets modern science
Peering into the darkness: modelling black holes in primary school
Phylogenetics of man-made objects: simulating evolution in the classroom
From the bottom of our hearts: a hands-on demonstration of the mammalian heartbeat