Article Please login to favourite this article. As COVID-19 vaccines get closer, these are the steps they must pass to prove they’re safe Biological SciencesSTEMTechnology [PLEASE NOTE: The information in this article may since have been updated or refined.] As the world waits for a... Years 8
Article Please login to favourite this article. Herbivores, poop and the nutrient cycle Biological SciencesChemical SciencesSTEM Droppings affect plant growth in different ways and so affect ecosystems. This article explains the importance of animal dung to... Years 8
Article Please login to favourite this article. Why people get sick in virtual reality Biological SciencesEngineeringMathematical SciencesSTEMTechnology ‘Cybersickness’ might sound right out of a sci-fi novel, but it’s an illness impacting people across industries today – and... Years 8-9
Article Please login to favourite this article. Self-heal like a squid Biological SciencesChemical SciencesSTEM A new material inspired by a natural protein found in squid. This short article is well suited to students in... Years 5, 8 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. The evolution of chimp skills Biological SciencesSTEM Goualougo young learn differently to others in Africa. This article may suit year 5 biology students who are learning about... Years 5 & 10
Article & Professional Learning Please login to favourite this article. ‘All things will outlast us’: how the Indigenous concept of deep time helps us understand environmental destruction Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander Histories & CulturesBiological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM By looking through Indigenous eyes at the Australian environment, scientists can better understand the history and prepare for the future... Years 6-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. As if space wasn’t dangerous enough, bacteria become nastier in microgravity Biological SciencesChemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM Research from space flight missions has found that bacteria seem to become more resistant to antibiotics and mutate quicker in... Years 7-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Do all animals socially isolate to avoid disease? Biological SciencesSTEM Whether or not animals socially isolate depends on the circumstances and the cost-benefit analysis. This article is best suited to... Years 8-10
Article & Explainer Please login to favourite this article. EXPLAINER: Why are viruses considered non-living? Biological Sciences Viruses lack many of the features that are the hallmarks of life. This explainer article is well suited to year... Years 8-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. How a scientific spat over how to name species turned into a big plus for nature Biological SciencesSTEM For years a battle has raged about the rules of taxonomy. Scientist vs scientist. Comparisons to Stalin. But a conclusion... Years 5, 7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. My talk with Jane Goodall: vegetarianism, animal welfare and the power of children’s advocacy Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM Dame Jane Goodall and Professor of Animal Welfare, Clive Phillips, discuss unique human characteristics, societies’ moral obligations to animals, and... Years 4, 6-7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Tim Jarvis – Trees are more important now than ever before Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM Trees are not only useful for mitigating carbon emissions, they play many critical roles. Yet we are not doing enough... Years 6-7 & 9-10
