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Cellular Communications

When we talk about ‘cellular communcations’, we are not referring to use of a cell phone, because before mobiles or cell phones there was a time when this only meant cell to cell interaction within an organ or tissue. This important cellular behaviour drives diverse functions from contracting cells in your heart muscle to the cells in your nerves.

Art & History, Popular

A YouTube History Lesson for Kids – The Berlin Wall

What was the Berlin Wall, and why was the fall of the wall so exciting – not only for Germans but for people around the world?

To understand the importance of this event, we take a good look at the news archives, in a YouTube Kids’ History Lesson – The Berlin Wall.

Science, Nature and Tech

The leg bone’s connected to the….

Why didn’t the Skeleton go to the party? Cos he had nobody to dance with….

Get it?

Yes, ok… so not the most original joke, but the skeleton is truly an amazing structure. Much like the rest of the body.

So apart from making a great Halloween costume, what is a skeleton for? What do the various bits a pieces do?

Home, Health & Style

Health Matters – How to Get Rid of Head Lice

Around one in three children in the UK is likely to get head lice at some point during a year. That’s a lot of itchy scalps! But what exactly are head lice and how can you get rid of them?

Science, Nature and Tech

Woolly JUMP(ers)! Sheep Shearing in Scotland

As it gets colder, many of us will pull out a woolly jumper to keep warm, but what of the original ‘wearer’ of that wool. The sheep.