Article Please login to favourite this article. One little bandicoot can dig up an elephant’s worth of soil a year – and our ecosystem loves it Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM An animal that digs holes seems like more of a nuisance than a help, but according to researchers, there’s a... Years 4 & 6-8
Article Please login to favourite this article. What we can learn from fish that change sex Biological SciencesSTEM A fish that changes sex to lead the pack has revealed what happens genetically to pull off the trick. Encourage... Years 4-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Chief Scientist: We need to transform our world into a sustainable ‘electric planet’ Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesEngineeringPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology “Make no mistake, this will be the biggest engineering challenge ever undertaken.” This article is suited to students in years... Years 9-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. A vaccine against the virus that causes COVID-19 just took a huge step forward Biological SciencesChemical SciencesSTEM [PLEASE NOTE: The information in this article may since have been updated or refined.] An Australian team of researchers have developed... Years 8-12
Article Please login to favourite this article. What the coronavirus does to make people severely ill Biological SciencesSTEM [PLEASE NOTE: This is an article from the early stages of our understanding of Covid-19 and our knowledge and understanding... Years 8 & 11-12
Article Please login to favourite this article. As the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak reaches Australia, here’s what we know Asia & Australia's Engagement with AsiaBiological SciencesSTEM [PLEASE NOTE: This is an article from the early stages of our understanding of Covid-19 and our knowledge and understanding... Years 8-9 & 11-12
Teacher Resource & Video & Film Please login to favourite this article. In Class With Mini... with Dr Karl – What causes Hiccups? Biological SciencesHealth & Medical Sciences In this In Class With… mini-episode Dr Karl tackles the question “What causes hiccups?”, with an answer that ranges from... Years 8-9
Article Please login to favourite this article. No, koalas aren’t functionally extinct Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM Claims koalas have been made “functionally extinct” due to the recent bushfires is an exaggeration of their actual plight. This... Years 4-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Alan Finkel – Australia’s hydrogen future has arrived Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMSustainabilityTechnology With the natural resources and relationship with importers, Australia is well placed to profit from a hydrogen future, writes Australia’s... Years 5-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Scientists discover why mantis shrimps' brains don't explode Biological SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM Mantis shrimp eyes collect a staggering amount of information, feeding into a tiny brain – leaving scientists wondering how they... Years 5-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Drought and climate change were the kindling, and now the east coast is ablaze Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM “These unprecedented fires are an indication that a much-feared future under climate change may have arrived earlier than predicted.” The... Years 7-10
Career Profile Please login to favourite this article. Answers With... Assoc Prof Alan Duffy Biological SciencesCareers in STEMChemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM Associate Professor Alan Duffy Associate Professor Alan Duffy is an astrophysicist at Swinburne University of Technology and Lead Scientist of... Years 3-10
