Article Please login to favourite this article. Tiny bird-like dinosaur smallest ever found Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM A tiny bird-like fossil has been trapped in amber since the age of the dinosaurs. This interesting discovery could be... Years 1, 3-5, 7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. COSMOS Magazine: How quickly is the Universe expanding? Physical SciencesSpace Sciences It’s a question that’s causing a crisis in astrophysics. This article highlights the importance of reliable data in scientific research... Years 10-12
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. Parrots do probability Mathematical SciencesBiological SciencesSTEM Study finds first evidence of statistical inference beyond great apes. Use this article as a practical application of probability and... Years 5 & 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. The last ice age tells us why we should care about 2°C temperature changes Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth & Space SciencesSTEM Perhaps 2°C doesn’t sound like much, but if you look through history, seemingly small temperature changes have had huge effects... Years 4-6 & 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. Whisker-printing to identify individual lions - using mathematical modelling Asia & Australia's Engagement with AsiaBiological SciencesSTEMSustainabilityTechnology New technique better maps their numbers and density. Link the use of mathematical modelling with the understanding of ecosystems and... Years 4, 6-7 & 9-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Sugar ants love pee, and it might reduce greenhouse gas emissions Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM Pee-loving ants that chomp down on urea could help prevent nitrous oxide release into the atmosphere. An interesting new way... Years 7 & 9-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. If we want to control greenhouse gases then we need to think ‘blue carbon’ Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM Blue carbon ecosystems like seagrass and mangroves are a heavyweight in capturing carbon, but we’re losing them quickly. This interesting... Years 7 & 9-12
Article Please login to favourite this article. If we keep heading the way we’re going, the platypus is in big trouble Biological SciencesSTEM Development and drought are pushing the platypus, like many other native Australian species, on the path to extinction. Suitable for... Years 5-7 & 9-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. A vampire star has been spotted sucking the life from its victim Space SciencesSTEM A white dwarf star in the middle of a feeding frenzy sheds new insight into vampire star systems. Suitable for... Years 7 & 10
