Where are all the LGBT scientists? Sexuality and gender identity in science
Do LGBT scientists feel they can be ‘out and proud’ at work? A biophysicist reflects on his own and other LGBT scientists’ experiences.
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Do LGBT scientists feel they can be ‘out and proud’ at work? A biophysicist reflects on his own and other LGBT scientists’ experiences.
Scientists are searching deep underground for hard-to-detect particles that stream across the Universe.
Learn how to carry out microscale experiments for greener chemistry teaching – and less washing up.
How do astronomers measure distances to the stars? Using a digital camera to record parallax shift is an accurate and authentic method that can be used in a classroom.
A blade of grass and a high tower both need to stand up against forces that threaten to level them. Are there design principles that they can exploit to achieve this?
Introduce your students to acoustic and optical spectra with a hands-on murder mystery.
What are the links between science and art? There might be more than you think.
Get a glimpse into the weird and wonderful life on Earth with the three winning entries in the Science in School writing competition.
Can you stop the tray from tipping? Learn about the law of the lever to beat your opponent in this simple game.
By assembling a ‘backpack laboratory’, you can break away from the lab bench and take tests for starch and glucose into the wild outdoors.
Where are all the LGBT scientists? Sexuality and gender identity in science
Science goes underground
Small is beautiful: microscale chemistry in the classroom
Finding the scale of space
Bionic structures: from stalks to skyscrapers
Who murdered Sir Ernest? Solve the mystery with spectral fingerprints
Science and art
Student competition: the search for the strangest species on Earth
Balancing act: the physics of levers
Natural experiments: taking the lab outdoors