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By Evelyn Kay, Year 8 Can we predict when earthquakes, volcanic Eruptions and tsunamis will strike? Let’s find out! Earthquakes: Well,...

By Emily Taylor, Year 8 Not long ago, in the Rutland Water Nature Reserve, East Midlands, UK, the most complete fossil of an Ichthyosaur...

By Alissa Malpass, Year 8 Climate Change is on everybody's mind at the moment. And as the UK gears up to host the crucial COP26 Climate...

By Emily Taylor, Year 8 All reptiles shed their skin in some way, shape or form. They actually shed their skin as they grow. All reptiles...

By Evelyn Kay, Year 8. What happens if you care about climate change, but you to travel the world? Most people are conscious about the...

By Emily Taylor, Year 7 Our ice caps are melting due to greenhouse gasses building up in our atmosphere. This is causing heat to be...

By Evelyn Kay, Year 7 Pollution is a worldwide problem. There are many different types of pollution from air pollution consisting of...

By Alissa Malpass, Year 7 PPE recycling has always been a hard thing to do, with many businesses and hospitals using them daily. But due...

By Lennon Griffiths, Year 7 Sharks are wonderful creatures and sea life wouldn’t be the same without them. They are the monsters of the...

By Evelyn Kay, Year 7 We read about deforestation all the time. But what are the numbers, and what does this mean? And what has it got to...

By Alissa Malpass, Year 7 DVHS Astronomy club is an after school club that takes place on Thursdays after school, from 3:00PM to 4:00PM....

Research by Kaya Clough, Year 7. A common mistake that many people make is believing that astrology, and signs of the Zodiac are part of...

By Alissa Malpass, Year 7 I'm not going to lie, revising can be tiring and can feel endless, especially when you leave it to the last...

By Evelyn Kay, Year 7 Did you know that coral reefs cover 1% of the ocean, but they are home to over a quarter of all known marine...