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How do discoveries happen in science? Despite popular stories of ‘eureka moments’, the reality is usually much more complex.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Scientists often need to communicate their subject to non-experts, such as policymakers and the public. This absorbing structured activity challenges school students to do the same.
Ages: 14-16;
As a lightweight, super-strong metal, beryllium is an engineer’s dream – but it also has some less convenient qualities.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
How Anne-Flore Laloë is chronicling the life and works of a scientific institution.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Using nothing but a pig’s heart, a knife and a supply of water, you and your students can investigate how the heart pumps.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
We all know what a kilogram is – or do we? Researchers worldwide are working to define precisely what this familiar unit is.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Until a few centuries ago, people believed that the world was made only of earth, air, water and fire. Since then, scientists have discovered 118 elements and the search is on for element 119.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
How short is ‘very short’? Well, pretty short – between 120 and 150 pages. The pages are small, too, 175 mm x 110 mm, but then so is the type. ‘Introduction?’ …well, it depends what’s being introduced.
Ages: not applicable;
Professor Eric Scerri is a leading philosopher of science who specialises in the history and philosophy of the periodic table.
Ages: not applicable;
We know that particular genetic sequences can help us to survive in our environment – this is the basis of evolution. But demonstrating which genetic sequences are beneficial and how they help us to survive is not easy – especially in wild populations. Jarek Bryk describes some relevant recent…
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| Issue 50
Discovery and controversy: stories from the chemical elements
Topics: Chemistry, General science
| Issue 50
Tell me about it: adventures in science communication
Topics: General science
| Issue 45
Elements in focus: beryllium
Topics: News from the EIROs, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering
| Issue 37
History in the making
Topics: Inspire, Profiles
| Issue 27
From the bottom of our hearts: a hands-on demonstration of the mammalian heartbeat
Topics: Biology, Health
| Issue 25
Weighing up the evidence: what is a kilo?
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
| Issue 25
The numbers game: extending the periodic table
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
| Issue 17
Very Short Introductions to Evolution, Human Evolution and the History of Life, By Brian and Deborah Charlesworth (Evolution), Bernard Wood (Human Evolution) and Michael J Benton (The History of Life)
Topics: Resources
| Issue 15
The Periodic Table: its Story and Significance, By Eric R Scerri
Topics: Resources
| Issue 14
Natural selection at the molecular level
Topics: Biology, Health
