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At the GCSE stage, much of this is established through engendering an understanding of how science works, both in terms of theoretical knowledge and practical application. Continues>>
Science GCSE – an Introduction
Science is the largely empirical endeavour that seeks to explain the world in which we live. The techniques used to achieve this vary. What they have in common is.. Continues>>
GCSE Science: A Brief Guide to Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis, which comes from the Greek photo (light) and synthesis (which means joining, putting together) is the conversion of light energy into... Continues>>
General Articles
Scientists explore huge volume of molten rock
For the first time scientists have mapped the layers of once molten rock that lie beneath the edges of the Atlantic Ocean and measure over eight miles thick in some locations. Continues>>
New light shed on star formation
The strongest burst of star formation occurred two billion years after the Big Bang according to new research led by a Cambridge academic. Continues>>
Team sees first signs of formation's middle stages
For many years, astronomers have had a clear, though ever-evolving, picture of how planets are born. It starts with a disk of dust swirling around a newborn star, and then gradually the dust...Continues>>
Britain’s biggest meteorite impact found
Evidence of the biggest meteorite ever to hit the British Isles has been found by scientists from the University of Oxford and the University of Aberdeen. Continues>>
The Sun’s magnetic fountains
A team from the UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL) have found the origin and driver of the huge fountains of hot gas that spout from the Sun...Continues>>
A tangled web: researchers unravel the secrets of spider silk's strength
The strength of a biological material like spider silk lies in the specific geometric configuration of structural proteins, which have small clusters of weak hydrogen bonds...Continues>>
