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Do you know your water footprint?

Fresh water is a scarce resource on our planet – but how many of us are aware of how much water is needed to make the foods we eat every day?

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A twist on the candle mystery

Three candles of different heights are lit in a closed space. Surprisingly, the longest candle goes out first. Can you solve the mystery?

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Unravelling epigenetics

Our genetic information is encoded in our DNA, but that is only part of the…

     


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