Ashes and abs: testing calcium in gladiator tonic
Travel back to ancient Rome, test the calcium content of a gladiator recovery drink and compare it to today’s milk and sports drinks. History has never tasted this real!
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Neutrons for the quantum technologies of the future: investigating layered perovskites
The storage and analysis of huge amounts of data has become central to many research fields, from healthcare to climate to economics, especially when it comes to predicting the behaviour of complex systems. Quantum computing (see Quantum computing: is quantum mechanics the next computing…
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Let’s make a chemical clock
Oscillating reactions: an unusual and fascinating topic to explore.
Snail-powered science: hands-on biology for active classrooms
Using pond snails as a low-cost, hands-on model to teach biology and environmental science in secondary schools.
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Coronavirus: the science in brief
As scientists worldwide try to understand and help tackle the coronavirus pandemic, we take a brief look at what is currently known about this new…
Biology, Health, Science and society
From model organism to medical advances
A simple fungus used to brew beer is now used around the world to advance cancer…
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Tell me about it: adventures in science communication
Scientists often need to communicate their subject to non-experts, such as policymakers and the public. This absorbing structured activity challenges…
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EMBL course: Epigenetics explained
EMBL invites STEM educators to join a free in-person course “Epigenetics explained” in Heidelberg, Germany, 2-4 March 2026. Course offers: scientific talks, training on new teaching resource & more. Applications open until 11 January 2026, 23:00 CET.
The 13th International Symposium on Microscale Chemistry
July 8th- 10th, St Pauls School, London I hope you have enjoyed the microscale chemistry articles that Adrian Allan and I presented in issues, 53, 54,57, 60, 65, and 69. If you are teaching chemistry do have a look at them. Other authors have also submitted ideas in issues 16 and 39. It is a…
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