Showing 10 results from a total of 36
How do new species – or completely new types of organism – emerge? Time and separation are the key factors.
Ages: 16-19;
Pathogens that threaten human health are constantly evolving to keep ahead of our defences. But we can now track these changes at the genetic level, even as they are happening.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
A unique experiment tracks microbes changing over thousands of generations – so we can watch evolution on fast-forward.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Dissect a chicken from the supermarket to discover the unusual pulley system that enables birds to fly.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Is it possible to pass cancer from one individual to another? For some animals, it is – and, sadly, a unique Tasmanian species is facing possible extinction as a result.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Evolutionary relationships can be tricky to explain. By using simple, everyday objects, your students can work them out for themselves.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Soaring temperatures, a flooded landscape, violent winds…. What would our planet be like without the Moon?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Does true altruism exist? And can science provide the answer?
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Evolutionary geneticist Svante Pääbo tells Eleanor Hayes how he excavates the genome to understand human evolution.
Ages: 16-19;
How does cancer develop, and how can geneticists tell that a cell is cancerous? This teaching activity developed by the Communication and Public Engagement team from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK, answers these and other related questions.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
| Issue 44
Evolution in action: from genetic change to new species
Topics: Biology, Science and society
| Issue 42
Evolution in action: pathogens
Topics: Biology, Health
| Issue 41
Evolution in action: the 67 000-generation experiment
Topics: Biology, Science and society
| Issue 41
How do birds fly? A hands-on demonstration
Topics: Biology, General science
| Issue 32
Infectious cancers
Topics: Biology, Health
| Issue 27
Phylogenetics of man-made objects: simulating evolution in the classroom
Topics: Biology
| Issue 26
Life without the Moon: a scientific speculation
Topics: Physics, Biology
| Issue 25
The mystery of altruism
Topics: Biology
| Issue 20
An archaeologist of the genome: Svante Pääbo
Topics: Biology
| Issue 16
Can you spot a cancer mutation?
Topics: Biology, Health
