How plants beat jet lag
New research is shedding light on the internal ‘clocks’ that help plants respond to changing day-night cycles.
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New research is shedding light on the internal ‘clocks’ that help plants respond to changing day-night cycles.
New studies are uncovering how emissions from daily household activities pollute the air we breathe at home.
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.
Use thin-layer chromatography to discover the variety of pigments that play a role in photosynthesis and give leaves their colour.
Human activities continue to influence our climate on a global scale, but a number of other interlinked mechanisms also play a role.
An advanced technology that combines high-frequency sound waves with laser light is giving researchers and clinicians a new way of seeing living tissue.
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.
Create a living piece of ‘agar art’ to discover the invisible world of microbes living on our hands.
Investigate how enzymes in your laundry detergent get rid of stains – and which are most important for keeping clothes clean.
New research is revealing the previously unknown beneficial effects of tree canopies – and the secret life within them.
How plants beat jet lag
Take a deep breath? Investigating indoor air pollution
Magnetism in the Earth’s mantle, impressive asteroid observations, and insights into influenza
Colour, chlorophyll and chromatography
Ten things that affect our climate
Photoacoustics: seeing with sound
The history of our Universe, fusion research with comics, and clues about Alzheimer’s disease
Painting in a petri dish
Which laundry enzymes work best?
The secret life of forests