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Το μέτρο της συμμετρίας

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This inkblot is obviously symmetrical...

Όλοι γνωρίζουμε τι είναι η συμμετρία. Σε αυτό το άρθρο ο Mario Livio από το Space Telescope Science Institute, στη Βαλτιμόρη των ΗΠΑ, εξηγεί πώς και οι νόμοι της φύσης, όπως τα σχήματα, μπορούν να είναι συμμετρικοί.

Imagine (Φαντάσου)…. Ανταλλαγή ιδεών στις επιστήμες της ζωής

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School students visit a Masai Mara village

Με τη συμβολή ενθουσιωδών μαθητών και επιστημόνων, ο Ολλανδικός σχολικός διαγωνισμός  «Imagine»  στηρίζει τη βιώσιμη παραγωγή βιοντήζελ στη Μοζαμβίκη, λαδιού αβοκάντο στην Κένυα καθώς και της χρωστικής  byxine στο Σουρινάμ. Ο Daan Schuurbiers και η  Marije Blomjous από τον οργανισμό Imagine Life Sciences εξηγεί τι είναι το Imagine.

La lumière synchrotron éclaire les origines obscures des orangs-outangs

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Paul Tafforeau du laboratoire de Géobiologie, Biochronologie et Paléontologie Humaine (université de Poitiers) et de I'Installation Européenne de Rayonnement Synchrotron (ESRF, Grenoble, France) nous explique ce que l’étude de dents fossiles par rayonnement X synchrotron peut nous apprendre sur l’évolution des orangs-outangs, et sur nos propres origines.

Vita su Marte: “terraformare” il Pianeta Rosso

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The surface of Mars – devoid of liquid water and life

Scienza o fantascienza? Margarita Marinova del Caltech, USA studia la possibilità di installare la vita su Marte.

Cosa sappiamo del clima? Alla ricerca degli effetti del surriscaldamento globale prodotto dall’uomo

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In questo articolo, il secondo di una serie di due, il ricercatore in Scienze del Clima Rasmus Benestad dell’Istituto Meteorologico Norvegese, esamina quanto sia forte l’evidenza che sia l’umanità a produrre l’effetto serra.

Water – Humanity's Project: media collection for the classroom

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By Siemens AG

Reviewed by Michalis Hadjimarcou, Cyprus

Teaching in Sweden: tackling creationism, making waves

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Conspiracies are at the heart of many a good film and book. Swedish biology teacher Per Kornhall is the author of a critical book on intelligent design and how it is taught in biology lessons in religious schools in Sweden. He talks to Sai Pathmanathan and Marlene Rau about his fascination with modern science and his views on teaching the diversity of life.

The winding road to science journalism

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Originally, Nadia Salem wanted to become a research biologist and find a cure for cancer. Today, she is a reporter for Nano, a daily science magazine on German-language TV. Nadia talked to Marlene Rau about the unpredictability of life and the joys of being a science journalist.

Nanotechnology in school

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Matthias Mallmann from NanoBioNet eV explains what nanotechnology really is, and offers two nano-experiments for the classroom.

Science for the Next Generation: activities for primary school

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Wayne A Mitchell, Debonair Sherman, Andrea Choppy and Rachel L Gomes from the Next Generation project describe some of their science activities to introduce primary-school children to the science all around us.

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