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Fresh water is a scarce resource on our planet – but how many of us are aware of how much water is needed to make the foods we eat every day?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
How do discoveries happen in science? Despite popular stories of ‘eureka moments’, the reality is usually much more complex.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
As space missions venture to the moons of Jupiter and Saturn – and beyond – to look for the conditions for life, what alien life forms might be found in such exotic environments?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Are you tempted to buy ‘superfoods’ for health reasons, despite the higher prices? These activities encourage students to explore some of the claims made for these celebrity foods.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Use a common chemical technique from the field of forensics to reveal fingerprints in the laboratory.
Ages: 16-19;
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest intergovernmental scientific research organisations (EIROs). This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROs.
Ages: not applicable;
Three key factors were required for life to develop on Earth – but which factor came first? Recent research could help settle the debate.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
How can you make oil and water stay mixed? A scientist’s curiosity about a lemon liqueur has revealed how to do this – with some promising industrial applications.
Ages: 16-19;
Witness a spectacular chemical reaction and take some careful measurements to work out the empirical formula of a compound.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
New studies are uncovering how emissions from daily household activities pollute the air we breathe at home.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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Do you know your water footprint?
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science, Health, Science and society
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Discovery and controversy: stories from the chemical elements
Topics: Chemistry, General science
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Alien life and where to find it
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Astronomy / space
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Are ‘superfoods’ really so super?
Topics: Chemistry, Health
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Solving crimes with chemistry
Topics: Chemistry
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Energy-efficient devices, next-generation telescopes, and sustainable paint from beetle scales
Topics: News from the EIROs, Physics, Biology, Chemistry
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Finding the recipe for life on Earth
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science
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Limoncello and the science of emulsions
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
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Classic chemistry: finding the empirical formula
Topics: Chemistry
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Take a deep breath? Investigating indoor air pollution
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
