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.
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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.
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.
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.
Encourage students to stay safe in the sun with a collection of activities to discover the science behind sunscreen.
You’ll need to put your money on the table for this batch of tricks, then use your scientific knowledge to make ‘cents’ of what happens!
Prepare for lift-off with these simple activities that demonstrate some of the key principles of space science.
Human activities continue to influence our climate on a global scale, but a number of other interlinked mechanisms also play a role.
An advanced technology that combines high-frequency sound waves with laser light is giving researchers and clinicians a new way of seeing living tissue.
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.
Identify tracks of subatomic particles from their ‘signatures’ in bubble chamber photos – a key 20th century technology for studying particle physics.
Hunting for exoplanets
Limoncello and the science of emulsions
Magnetism in the Earth’s mantle, impressive asteroid observations, and insights into influenza
How effective is your sunscreen?
Fantastic feats: magic with money
Rocket science made easy
Ten things that affect our climate
Photoacoustics: seeing with sound
The history of our Universe, fusion research with comics, and clues about Alzheimer’s disease
Track inspection: how to spot subatomic particles