TV and Radio

Science news (Age 14-adult)

For a daily dose of science news look at the following links and put your top choice in the bookmarks or favourites on your software. Just a quick browse will find you plenty of trivia: for a story about discovery that a high voltage electric field can turn chocolate solid and be useful on a bumpy road (!) search the newsdesk at The Discovery Channel … and there's the news page at New Scientist Magazine … and more at Eureka Alert . And to see the top science stories from these and many other news services visit the front page at the Science Daily Magazine.

Science news (Age 10+)

Putting jargon aside and offering straight facts, this science news site offers to keep people 'abreast of the future'. It's worth revisiting for factual snippets to use in science lessons. It covers intriguing or topical issues and offers an archive of answers to readers questions. For example, the section called Why Is It? asks why do different trees have different colours in autumn? Why does hair turn grey? How can rubbish be turned to electricity? This attractive site is managed by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Some of the material is taken from a US radio show and can be played using 'Real Audio' software bundled with MS Windows. See it at Science Update

Science behind the news (Age 12+)

An almost excellent place to browse for science ideas around the news. For example, in one week 'The Why Files' featured paralysis and described some promising research projects:

	What are scientists doing that may help paralysed Superman star, Christopher Reeve to walk again?
	Spinal cords don't normally grow back and repair if damaged. Describe what the scientists have done to challenge this idea.
	How were foetal (fetal) nerve cells helpful in repairing nerve damage?

The Why Files also has a searchable archive of past features, where you might look up something like 'nicotine' or 'addiction'.