Articles

Issue 21

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Science on stage and in action

Andrew Brown reviews the latest Science on Stage event in Spain: Ciencia en Acción.

Ages: not applicable;
Topics: Events
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Polymers in medicine

The topic of polymers is often limited to chemistry lessons. The Establish project offers some hands-on activities to investigate these materials and some of their medical applications.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
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How I killed Pluto: Mike Brown

To change the world would be amazing enough. Mike Brown changed the Solar System. Eleanor Hayes explains.

Ages: under 11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
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Just the placebo effect?

When your doctor prescribes you a tablet and you get better, was it really the drug or could it have been the colour of the tablet? Andrew Brown investigates the placebo effect.

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Health
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Birds on the run: what makes ostriches so fast?

What makes ostriches such fast runners? Nina Schaller has spent nearly a decade investigating.

Ages: under 11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Biology
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A science teacher on air

​Marco Martucci tells Eleanor Hayes what science teaching and radio journalism have in common.

Ages: not applicable;
Topics: Profiles
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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 investigate atmospheric pollutants in class.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Chemistry
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Science teaching in space: the ESA teachers workshop

Meet an astronaut, cook a comet and plan a trip to Mars. Shamim Hartevelt introduces a recent teacher workshop at ESA.

Ages: not applicable;
Topics: Events
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More than meets the eye: unravelling the cosmos at the highest energies

Claudia Mignone and Rebecca Barnes explore X-rays and gamma rays and investigate the ingenious techniques used by the European Space Agency to observe the cosmos at these wavelengths.

Ages: under 11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
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