Discovery and controversy: stories from the chemical elements
How do discoveries happen in science? Despite popular stories of ‘eureka moments’, the reality is usually much more complex.
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How do discoveries happen in science? Despite popular stories of ‘eureka moments’, the reality is usually much more complex.
As space missions venture to the moons of Jupiter and Saturn – and beyond – to look for the conditions for life, what alien life forms might be found in such exotic environments?
Are you tempted to buy ‘superfoods’ for health reasons, despite the higher prices? These activities encourage students to explore some of the claims made for these celebrity foods.
Use a common chemical technique from the field of forensics to reveal fingerprints in the laboratory.
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest intergovernmental scientific research organisations (EIROs). This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROs.
Three key factors were required for life to develop on Earth – but which factor came first? Recent research could help settle the debate.
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.
Witness a spectacular chemical reaction and take some careful measurements to work out the empirical formula of a compound.
New studies are uncovering how emissions from daily household activities pollute the air we breathe at home.
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest intergovernmental scientific research organisations (EIROs). This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROs.
Discovery and controversy: stories from the chemical elements
Alien life and where to find it
Are ‘superfoods’ really so super?
Solving crimes with chemistry
Energy-efficient devices, next-generation telescopes, and sustainable paint from beetle scales
Finding the recipe for life on Earth
Limoncello and the science of emulsions
Classic chemistry: finding the empirical formula
Take a deep breath? Investigating indoor air pollution
Magnetism in the Earth’s mantle, impressive asteroid observations, and insights into influenza