Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. COSMOS Magazine: Aurora Traditions of the First Australians Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander Histories & CulturesChemical SciencesEarth & Space SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace Sciences The Southern Lights of the Aurora Australis are writ large in the storytelling traditions of Indigenous Australians, write Krystal De... Years 6-9
Article, Student Activity & Teacher Resource Please login to favourite this article. COSMOS Magazine: A short history of light EngineeringPhysical Sciences Rachel Rayner takes us on a tour of the spectrum beyond the visible and explains why dogs help. Explore the... Years 5 & 9
Article Please login to favourite this article. Reversible fabric keeps you warm or cool on demand Biological SciencesChemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM The fabric with a neat party trick – wear it one way and it keeps you warm, but flip it... Years 8-10
Article & Teacher Resource Please login to favourite this article. Helmets and Forces - What are the impacts? Physical SciencesSTEM Children and their parents are underestimating the danger of riding scooters, skateboard and skates without a helmet, often with dire... Years 7-8
Article Please login to favourite this article. The amazing engineering of army ants can teach us to build better Biological SciencesEngineeringPhysical SciencesSTEM From bridges to highways to scaffolds, army ants know how to engineer a solution. Learn how army ants engineer as... Years 5, 7 & 9
Article Please login to favourite this article. This planet literally has an iron sky Chemical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM Iron and titanium have been found in the atmosphere of the super-hot giant exoplanet, KELT-9b. Learn how scientists use chemistry... Years 8 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Top five examples of convergent evolution Biological SciencesSTEM When faced with a problem, natural selection will often produce similar solutions in unrelated animals. Use this short article with... Years 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Antarctic biodiversity is under threat from climate change Antarctic ScienceBiological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM Antarctic scientists have been monitoring the volume of ice-free areas on the continent and it’s bad news for biodiversity. Watch... Years 4, 6-7 & 9-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. How far away can dogs smell and hear? Biological SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM How far away can dogs smell and hear? – Georgina, age 8. Learn how dogs smell and hear in this... Years 1, 3, 5 & 9-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Turning mirrors into windows using nanotechnology Chemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology By combining materials science, physics and engineering, scientists have designed a new nano material that can reflect or transmit light... Years 8-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Explore the Antarctic ocean floor Antarctic ScienceBiological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEMTechnology By analysing algae on the surface of the ocean, scientists have figured out how to model and predict biodiversity on... Years 4, 6-7 & 9-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. A life changing protein Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM As climate change affects agricultural crops, research into increasing the rates of photosynthesis could help to feed an ever-growing world... Years 7-10