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Meet the Higgs boson: what have physicists learned about this particle in the ten years since its discovery?
Ages: 16-19;
Trees are incredible chemical factories that capture carbon dioxide and produce the oxygen we breathe, but they produce other chemicals too. We need to understand their effect in the atmosphere to get the most out of tree-planting initiatives.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
How can you measure a beam of particles without interfering with it? The answer: by using a curtain of supersonic gas.
Ages: 16-19;
Recent results from EUROfusion’s JET experiment have demonstrated sustained high fusion power for the first time. These ground-breaking results could pave the way for fusion energy to play a key role in tackling climate change.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs struck Earth during springtime. Scientists have determined this by analyzing the remains of fish that died directly after the impact.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
What do carrots and flamingos have in common? At first glance, not much, but look closer. Their rosy glows have surprisingly similar origins!
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
A pressure wave generated by the explosion of a volcano 18 000 km away was detected as an unexpected windfall of a school ambient air monitoring network.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Why is food sold in packaging? Do we really need it? And if so, what materials are best? These questions are more complex than they seem and the answers may surprise you.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Blinded by the light: We rely on lights to see in the dark, but did you know that light pollution has serious environmental consequences?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
From ancient bacteria to humans, cyclic dinucleotide second messenger signalling molecules are key to lifestyle regulation and disease. This makes them an attractive target for new medicines.
Ages: 16-19;
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Ten things we’ve learned about the Higgs boson in the past ten years
Topics: Physics, News from the EIROs
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How trees affect the climate: is it just through photosynthesis?
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science, Science and society, Sustainability
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A disturbance in the Force gives insights into beam diagnostics
Topics: Engineering, Physics
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JET sets new fusion energy record
Topics: Engineering, News from the EIROs, Physics, Science and society, Sustainability
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The reign of the dinosaurs ended in spring
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science, News from the EIROs
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Colour in nature: think pink
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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Shaken by the (pressure) waves
Topics: Earth science, Engineering, Physics
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Plastic food packaging: simply awful, or is it more complicated?
Topics: Earth science, Engineering, Science and society, Sustainability
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Too much of a good thing – the problem of light pollution
Topics: Astronomy / space, Biology, Science and society, Sustainability
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Ancient signal-sensing mechanisms based on cyclic dinucleotide molecules may lead to breakthroughs in human healthcare
Topics: Biology, Health, Science and society
