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| Issue 49

Hunting for exoplanets

The possibility of worlds beyond our own has fascinated people for millennia. Now technology is bringing these other worlds – or exoplanets – within reach of discovery.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
             

| Issue 49

Finding the recipe for life on Earth

Three key factors were required for life to develop on Earth – but which factor came first? Recent research could help settle the debate.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science
         

| Issue 48

Limoncello and the science of emulsions

How can you make oil and water stay mixed? A scientist’s curiosity about a lemon liqueur has revealed how to do this – with some promising industrial applications.

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
       

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How plants beat jet lag

New research is shedding light on the internal ‘clocks’ that help plants respond to changing day-night cycles.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology
           

| Issue 47

Ten things that affect our climate

Human activities continue to influence our climate on a global scale, but a number of other interlinked mechanisms also play a role.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Biology, Earth science
             

| Issue 47

Photoacoustics: seeing with sound

An advanced technology that combines high-frequency sound waves with laser light is giving researchers and clinicians a new way of seeing living tissue.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Biology, Health
     

| Issue 47

In their element: women of the periodic table

Find out how women scientists contributed to knowledge of the chemical elements – and what this tells us about the nature of scientific work, then and now.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Chemistry