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5 sources of every day plastic you might not have known about
Plastic is everywhere, and it’s a huge problem for our environment to tackle. (If you want to find out why, click here.) You may be doing...
Jessica Evans
Mar 14, 20194 min read
What to do when you bump into a snake
Let me start this off by saying snakes are not evil. They are not out to get you. They are devoid of morals because they’re animals, so...
Jessica Evans
Mar 7, 20193 min read
Cold, scaley, unloved, but adored by this guy
“I was quite scared of snakes,” he said, “when I was in preschool.” Now, Chad Keates is a PhD candidate in the Rhodes University...
Jessica Evans
Feb 28, 20194 min read
What's a pangolin?
It’s dusk. You’re outside, basking in the cool evening and the audible harmony of insects and frogs. You’re on a sizeable plot of land...
Jessica Evans
Feb 20, 20193 min read
DIY: How do lungs work?
Your body is a complex collection of different organs and systems all working together to make you happen. One of these systems is the...
Jessica Evans
Feb 15, 20192 min read
5 women scientists to admire
The 11th of February is the UN’s international day of women and girls in science. If you’re an avid reader of Bite-sized Sci you might...
Jessica Evans
Feb 13, 20193 min read
Learning how plants breathe
Plants breathe, just like animals. A lot of children don’t really understand this, and it makes plants seem less alive than they truly...
Jessica Evans
Feb 8, 20192 min read
5 things you didn’t know about the sea
There are a lot of cool things about the sea. It covers more of the earth than land does. It’s the subject of many a myth or fairy-tale,...
Jessica Evans
Feb 6, 20192 min read
Growing beans – with a twist
Remember growing a bean for a class project at school once? This is that. But with a small twist. Bite-sized Sci had fun re-living this...
Jessica Evans
Feb 1, 20193 min read
7 tips for studying science at university
Many people will begin their university careers within the next few weeks if they haven’t already. It’s exciting! No matter where you...
Jessica Evans
Jan 30, 20193 min read
How to make a stethoscope
What’s better than a super-fast, simple DIY that stuns you when it’s finished? Nothing. Here’s a five minute DIY you can make out of...
Jessica Evans
Jan 25, 20192 min read
Why is plastic bad?
Plastic is bad. Ever since we (young millennials) reached about grade 2 we’ve had the phrase “reduce, reuse, recycle” beaten into our...
Jessica Evans
Jan 23, 20193 min read
Osmosis with gummy sweets!
Osmosis is the passive movement of water from a higher concentration to a lower concentration through a semi-permeable membrane. This...
Jessica Evans
Jan 18, 20192 min read
How what you eat can save the world
A few months ago the UN announced to the world that we have 11 years before we reach an irreversible point in climate change. Once we...
Jessica Evans
Jan 16, 20193 min read
Building a birdfeeder
South Africa has a wealth of birdlife. You might want to attract some to your garden for your own personalised ecosystem. You can attract...
Jessica Evans
Jan 11, 20194 min read
How to get your kids interested in science
It’s back-to-school time and you may find your bank balance quivering in the wake of excitement for new stationary. You might be fighting...
Jessica Evans
Jan 9, 20193 min read
5 ways to upcycle a plastic bottle
There’s a global movement against plastic if you haven’t noticed. There’ll be a post soon about why exactly plastic is nasty, so watch...
Jessica Evans
Jan 4, 20192 min read
Wait... two heads?
January in today’s calendar is named after the Roman god, Janus. He’s the god of transitions, beginnings and endings, and duality. So...
Jessica Evans
Jan 2, 20192 min read
4 tips for cutting down your Christmas waste
Every Christmas 30% more waste than usual is generated by households globally. As much as we want to be as festive as always every...
Jessica Evans
Dec 24, 20182 min read
How to build an ecosystem at home
An ecosystem is a system made up of all the living organisms in a particular space and the ways they interact with their environment....
Jessica Evans
Dec 21, 20183 min read
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