STLScience
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STLScience
@stldscience
St Leonard's Durham Science account

Looking forward to welcoming Y11 into the Martyrs' Building tomorrow for Bridging. Have a great week and enjoy this first step on your Sixth Form journey. #wherewillstleonardssixthformtakeyou #wherewillyoutakestleonardssixthform

Researchers have sequenced the first-ever ancient DNA from the tiny elephants that used to live on Sicily. It has revealed how their giant ancestors rapidly shrunk in size, shedding at least 8,000kg - or 85% of their weight - over just 20 generations 🐘 nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/…

📣Calling all students interested in studying Physics, Engineering, or Materials Science at Oxford!

Join @ProfBrianCox, @katrina_lythgoe, @CMO_England Professor Chris Whitty, @wendybarclay11 and @ProfAbdoolKarim online tonight at 6pm as they revisit the landscape of #vaccines and where focus now needs to be as the world continues to face #COVID19.royalsociety.org/science-events…

It’s time to reveal the 2021 Tower Poetry winners! (L-R row 1) 1st - Amy Beverley, Durham 2nd - Victoria Fletcher, London 3rd - Ayra Ahmad, Aberdeen Commended (L-R row 2) Naz Kaynakcioglu, Exeter Skye Linforth, Chester Em Power, Surrey Congratulations again! #TowerTurns21

A star is born! 🌟 Though our galaxy is an immense city of stars, what we know about newly forming stars largely remains a mystery. The results of a comprehensive @NASAHubble survey are leaving astronomers puzzled. Dive into the details: go.nasa.gov/2QpK0LF






Activity: Make a "mini greenhouse" and plant some seeds! 🌱 Did you know that today is national Plant a Flower Day? 🌷 The team at Belfast Zoo have had great success repurposing plastic bottles for planting vegetable and flower seeds. ♻️ #PlantAFlowerDay #KeepBelfastRecycling

Less than one week left until applications for #UNIQ2021 close! UNIQ is Oxford’s free access programme for state school students and will provide more support for more students than ever before. Find out more at uniq.ox.ac.uk.


*****Don't miss out!***** Covid-19 Chiral Chemistry Workshops happening Monday 8th 2-3pm & Tuesday 9th 4-5pm. Perfect for KS5 chemists who can sign up at bit.ly/3jwmxTH Open to UK state school students and teachers. #OxOutreach @OxOutreach @RSC_EiC

🦉🐦If you've been recording the birds that you've seen today in your #NHMHomeworkClub nature journal, have you been noting down details of the feathers, beaks and behaviours of the birds? 🦆🦢Learning Volunteers have looked into why these are such useful things to record.✍🏼







