Shedding light on a Picasso
Explore how researchers investigate artworks without damaging them and reveal hidden information in paintings by using different wavelengths of light!
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To bee or not to bee: the biology of bees and the biochemistry of honey
Bees have repeatedly attracted media attention in recent years. Documentaries, such as More than Honey,[1] and alarming figures on bee mortality have helped the honeybee to take on a new role as a flagship species for biodiversity. On the list of the world’s most frequently adulterated foods,…
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Estimation of the Sun’s temperature without leaving the school
Starstruck: with just water, sunlight, and simple equipment, students can use their physics knowledge to calculate the temperature of the Sun.
A new survey of exocomet belts is changing what we know about planetary systems
Ready to rock: discover what mysterious belts of dust, ice, and rock around distant stars can tell us about the formation of planetary systems.
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The drama of science
Do you enjoy the drama of science? The colour, the smells, the intricacies? Why not follow science teacher Bernhard Sturm’s suggestions: let your…
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We are pleased to announce the winners of the student writing competition: the search for the strangest species on…
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The yeast proteome: retooling the factory floor
Russ Hodge from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, reports on the first complete survey of 'molecular machines' in…
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