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Do men and women share the same sense of humour? Perhaps, but their brains react differently to it, as Allan Reiss explains in this issue’s feature article.
Ages: not applicable;
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;
What do astronomy and film have in common? Both can involve Jochen Liske, astronomer and actor. Karin Ranero Celius takes us on a trip to the Paranal Observatory in Chile and tells us about Jochen’s latest film: Das Auge 3D.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Physics teacher Keith Gibbs shares some of his many demonstrations and experiments for the physics classroom.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Renewable energy is not only important in the developed world; in developing countries, it may be a prerequisite to overcoming poverty. Marlene Rau introduces a teaching activity from Practical Action.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
The brilliant yellows of van Gogh’s paintings are turning a nasty brown. Andrew Brown reveals how sophisticated X-ray techniques courtesy of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France, can explain why.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
In this, the second of two articles, climate researcher Rasmus Benestad from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute examines the evidence that humans are causing climate change.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Nontraditional Careers for Chemists: New Formulas in Chemistry is the perfect book for chemistry students who are interested in exploring career options beyond the laboratory.
Ages: 16-19;
The challenge can be read in ‘The joy of discovery: a personal experience‘ The trail from which Comet West was discovered is indicated by an arrow Image courtesy of ESO
Ages: not applicable;
Henri Boffin and Douglas Pierce-Price from ESO, in Garching, Germany, investigate our celestial ancestry.
Ages: 16-19;
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Welcome to the seventeenth issue of Science in School
Topics: Uncategorized
| 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 17
An astronomer in a 3D world
Topics: Profiles
| Issue 18
The resourceful physics teacher
Topics: Physics
| Issue 19
Moja Island: learning about renewable energy sources
Topics: Earth science
| Issue 19
Van Gogh’s darkening legacy
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
| Issue 8
What do we know about climate? Investigating the effects of anthropogenic global warming
Topics: Earth science, Science and society
| Issue 8
Nontraditional Careers for Chemists: New Formulas in Chemistry, By Lisa M. Balbes
Topics: Resources
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Answer to the challenge in The joy of discovery: a personal experience
Topics: Uncategorized
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Fusion in the Universe: we are all stardust
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
