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Welcome to the twenty-third issue of Science in School

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What makes diamonds strong or a tiger stripy? Why is music uplifting or the Alhambra palace beautiful? The answer: mathematics. As mathematician Marcus du Sautoy explains in our feature article, mathematics is all around us – and this can be the key to exciting lessons.

The Wonder of Genetics: The Creepy, the Curious, and the Commonplace

By Richard V. Kowles

Reviewed by Michalis Hadjimarcou, Cyprus

Build your own radio telescope

By Bogusław Malański and Szymon Malański

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Astronomers use giant radio telescopes to observe black holes and distant galaxies. Why not build your own small-scale radio telescope and observe objects closer to home?

Science on Stage: a Slovak-British relationship

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For two science teachers from opposite ends of Europe – David Featonby and Zuzana Ješková – Science on Stage was the beginning of an inspiring and enjoyable collaboration.

Solar energy: silicon solar cells

By Enrique García-García, Yahya Moubarak Meziani, Jesús Enrique Velázquez-Pérez and Jaime Calvo-Gallego

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With oil reserves running out, silicon solar cells offer an alternative source of energy. How do they work and how can we exploit their full potential?.

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Reviewed by Eric Deeson, UK

High-powered research: physicist Adrian Mancuso

By Susan Watt

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Physicist Adrian Mancuso works at the cutting edge of 3D imaging, at what will be Europe’s newest and brightest X-ray facility.

Intersex: falling outside the norm

By Nina Notman

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Male or female? What are the issues surrounding children for whom the answer is not clear? Researchers Eric Vilain and Melissa Hines hope to provide some of the answers.

Inflight Science: A guide to the world from your airplane window

By Brian Clegg

Reviewed by Friedel Krotscheck, Austria

On your bike: how muscles respond to exercise

By Maléne Lindholm and Susanna Wallman Appel

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We all know that exercise makes us fitter and healthier – but what changes take place in our cells to make this happen?

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