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Scoring the Shoreline
History & The Arts

Scoring the Shoreline

...solid defence against threat and itself a precious natural system in danger of inundation, transformation and loss. It is a place of work, a giver and taker of lives and livelihoods. At the same time, it is a zone of leisure and pleasure, innocent pastimes, robust healthy exercise, over-indulgence and covert assignations. In each of these ways and more the sounds of the...
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Article 15 mins
Modelling the planets
Science, Maths & Technology

Modelling the planets

...solid lines) and fluid composition (dashed lines) as increasing amounts of fluid are added to a meteorite (at fixed pressure and temperature). You’ve mentioned that a lot of your modelling looks at fluid-rock interactions. Why are fluids so important? Fluids are always there. On Earth, it’s almost impossible to have a completely dry location. Even the mantle, deep...
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Forth Road Bridge
History & The Arts

Forth Road Bridge

...solid rock, which is where the cable comes down into the anchor chamber over here. ALICE ROBERTS Following the cable inside reveals what it's really made of. KEITH PERRYMAN This is where we see the cables for what they really are and that’s loads and loads and loads and loads of wires. ALICE ROBERTS There must be thousands? KEITH PERRYMAN There’s in excess of eleven...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Introduction to Planetary Protection
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to Planetary Protection

...solid components that were formed when the Solar System was very young and can provide clues to its formation. Importantly, this includes the molecular building blocks of life. What element are the molecular building blocks of life mainly composed of? Carbon is the common element, being the basis for the organic molecules from which all life is formed. Can you name any...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
The science of sperm
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of sperm

...liquids, the 'head' contains small energy factories called mitochondria, in addition to the cell's DNA - packaged into twenty three chromosomes. At the tip of the sperm's head is a package that contains enzymes that break down protective layers on the egg's surface. Not all human sperm cells look the same. Some have two heads or no heads, some have huge heads, some have...
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Article 15 mins
Does cancer treatment increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and why?
Science, Maths & Technology

Does cancer treatment increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and why?

...liquid that is administrated to the patients either orally or by injection. Intrabeam where radiotherapy is delivered immediately after cancer surgery, typically used in breast cancer. Radiotherapy’s impact on the immune system is usually lower than chemotherapy. However, there is still a chance that the immune system will be compromised by the radiotherapy treatment,...
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Teaching Spanish pronunciation
Languages

Teaching Spanish pronunciation

...Liquids: The articulators are positioned in such a way that airflow is obstructed without causing friction. Liquids are further classified into laterals and rhotics. Laterals: In the production of these consonants, contact is made along the central axis of the mouth, allowing the flow of air through the sides, as in lado (side). Rhotics: These sounds are produced with one...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
An introduction to energy resources
Nature & Environment

An introduction to energy resources

...liquid crystal display that shows the answer, and there might even be a beep of sound when the calculation is complete. During this process a tiny amount of work is done, but the form of the energy has changed, from the otherwise limitless potential of light to travel an infinite distance through a vacuum, never losing its 'capacity to do work', to the motion of particles...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs