Archive for December, 2010

Breaking the rules for life…

Wow.  There’s a place called Mono Lake, in California. It’s an ancient saline lake (3 times as salty as the ocean) with a pH of about 10, making it rather alkaline. It is also loaded with arsenic. Though you and I might think that would make it quite inhospitable to life, it supports a very [...]

KS3 genetics and brain science

Hot off the press! We have just launched a brand-new series ‘Genetics and Brain Science’ on the Science Museum’s Educators website, where you can find a range of free KS3 and KS4 classroom activities. The resources support you in teaching contemporary science and How Science Works, and relate to our very popular Who am I? [...]