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Catalyst Volume 23 Issue 4: Full Magazine
This issue of Catalyst contains the following articles:
This article looks at criminal poisoning and shows how forensic science is used to solve serious murder cases.
Mount Etna - Europe's biggest volcano
This article takes a look at Mount Etna on the Italian island of Sicily, the biggest and tallest active volcano in Europe and one of the most active in the world.
This article describes an experiment in which, using a microwave oven, water can be boiled in a cup made of ice, allowing all three states of water to be seen at once.
Extremophiles - How to find life on Mars
This article looks at life in extreme environments on Earth which can suggest how life might exist on Mars.
This article details how the genome of a plant called Arabidopsis has been unravelled so that this species can act as a model in genetic studies.
This article shows how various types of microscope allow scientists to see what is going on inside living plant cells.
This article looks at buildings designed to cut heating demand almost to zero.
Catalyst is a science magazine for students aged 14-19 years. Annual subscriptions to print copies of the magazine can be purchased from Mindsets.
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