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White dwarfs and neutron stars
Stars live their lives for millions or billions of years but will eventually die. Low mass stars (like the Sun) will end their lives producing so-called planetary nebulae, and leave behind a collapsed core known as a white dwarf. More massive stars will end their lives by exploding and producing a so-called supernova remnant, and leave a neutron...
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The formation of exoplanets
Over the last few decades astronomers have discovered thousands of planets orbiting stars other than the Sun – known as exoplanets. Many of these exoplanets are quite unlike anything we see in our Solar System. These include ‘hot Jupiters’ orbiting very close to their parent star and rocky ‘super Earths’ many times larger than our home planet. ...
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What astronomical object was the Christmas Star?
In the lead-up to the festive season, Dr Becca Whitehead explores what astronomical objects the Christmas Star could have been.
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Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics
This article explores how we can embrace sustainability this Christmas with bioplastics for gifts, decorations, and wrapping.
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Everyday maths: Ratios and proportions
How to avoid mistakes when calculating ratios and proportions? Complete our everyday maths activity to find out more.
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Merry microbes: how might festive feasting affect your gut microbiota?
During the festive period, our food choices may change from what we usually eat. But what does this do to our gut microbiota? Let’s explore the impact of festive feasting on the gut and how what we eat can affect the microbial populations in our guts.
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Talking turkey: 12 facts about turkey genetics
The turkey is a fascinating bird - and demands more respect than a bit of stuffing and a spot of cranberry. Ricki Lewis explains more
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Blood and the respiratory system
‘Don’t hold your breath’ is an expression you’ve probably heard many times, but may not have thought too much about. In this free course, Blood and the respiratory system, you’ll study why respiration is so important for life, including how air enters and leaves the lungs, how oxygen is transported in the blood, the many dynamic factors that ...
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Everyday maths video: "Coming back to maths"
Is something stopping you from learning maths? Can you do something about it? Watch this video for our introduction to maths anxiety.
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Everyday maths video: "Doing maths with AI apps"
What's the point of learning maths, if an AI app can work it all out for you? Watch this video to find out why your own maths study still makes sense.
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Everyday maths video: "From zero to hero"
When is it too late to start learning maths again? Watch this video in which one of our students tells her own maths success story!
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National Engineering Day
National Engineering Day is on 13 November. It’s a celebration of how engineers make a difference in the world and shape the future. The theme for this year is engineering role models. On this page we’ve put together some fantastic free resources of the topic of engineering.