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Seagrass the wonder plant!
We live on a blue planet, over 70% of the planet’s surface is covered by water. The ocean provides humankind with oxygen, food, and medicines. It regulates the climate, is a key mode of transportation, is home to an incredible diversity of plant and animal species, and is a place where we can…
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Extract value from wool waste: keratin and the circular economy
Spinning a yarn: explore the chemistry of wool and use it as a raw material for biobased products through simple hand-on activities.
Biodiversity and biomass in the school garden
Small but mighty: investigate the role of herbaceous plants in the school garden for their contribution to biodiversity and sequestering carbon dioxide.
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Articles from previous issues
Practical pyrotechnics
Hot, luminous and destructive: fire is a force of nature. Here we look at how to use and control it safely with water and carbon…
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Smoke is in the air: how fireworks affect air quality
Did you realise that fireworks cause measurable air pollution? Tim Harrison and Dudley Shallcross from Bristol University, UK, explain how to…
Chemistry
Science surrounding the double helix discovery
What scientific evidence led to Watson and Crick’s big breakthrough and how far has genetics come since their discovery in 1953? Click on the links…
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Teaching events
Discover free events and activities offered by the EIROforum members and other non-profit groups.
EMBL – Unfold your World
Discover the wonder of proteins with this exciting science & art competition. Unfold Your World provides free classroom-ready resources and is open to students aged 14–18, who can win prizes and see their artwork displayed in a special exhibition.
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