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Homemade ice cream! Activity

by Ariel Marcy, 13 April 2023 | 0 comments

Bowl of ice cream.

You would never add a heap of salt to your ice cream, but this tasty treat can be made by taking advantage of a chemical property of salt and a bit of elbow grease. Here’s how! Safety: The ice in this activity can get very cold, well below freezing. Take care not to touch it…

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Do you measure up? A quick quiz Quiz

by David Shaw, 17 July 2019 | 0 comments

Black lightning bolt in purple circle

We have a few questions from the world of metrology! That’s the science of measuring things. So have a go, and see how you measure up!

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Bacteria under Antarctic ice News

by Andrew Wright, 19 September 2014 | 0 comments

Penguin on ice

Written by Caitlin DevorThere’s life under ice. Scientists found an entire community of bacteria living 800 metres under the surface of glaciers in Antarctica. These bacteria rely on each other to survive in the dark, isolated, subzero lake.

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