Article & Video & Film Please login to favourite this article. Australian astronomers track down the source of elusive fast radio burst Chemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM Using the astronomy equivalent of a live action replay, an Australian team have tracked the source of a one-off fast... Years 5 & 7-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. New transistor shows promise for wearable tech Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology Washable and bendy, the component marks a watershed in a highly competitive area. This article shows an application of future... Years 4-8 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Bacteria helps robot to get a grip Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEngineeringPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology A robot with a handful of e.coli can do things other robots can’t. This groundbreaking research should provide students with... Years 8-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Branching out: Making graphene from gum trees Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesSTEMTechnology Researchers have developed a cost-effective and eco-friendly way of producing graphene using one of Australia’s most abundant resources – eucalyptus... Years 7-10
Video & Film Please login to favourite this article. Big Questions: Cancer Biological SciencesSTEM What is cancer – the deadly disease that affects the lives of millions of people around the world each year?... Years 8 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Soap bubbles form natural snow-domes Chemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM Temperature governs crystal formation and movement in freezing suds. This short article would work well alongside Chemical and Physical sciences... Years 8-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Koala populations hanging by a thread Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM Koala populations would once have stretched across the Australia, but new research shows they have shrunk to the point where... Years 6-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. New class of quasars offers clue to fate of our galaxy Biological SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM Astronomers looking for the blue ones make an important discovery. This captivating article could be used alongside Earth and Space... Years 7 & 9-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Can you know too much about yourself? Biological SciencesSTEM Researchers concerned about unguided trips down the genetic pathway. This short article would work alongside Biological Sciences for years 8,... Years 8-10
Idea, Student Activity & Teacher Resource Please login to favourite this article. STEM Debates - How to argue better about the environment (or anything else) Scientific LiteracySTEM Encourage students to develop their debating skills by teaching them how to argue better with this approach from a social... Years 6-12
Article Please login to favourite this article. ET ‘habitable zone’ much smaller than previously thought Biological SciencesChemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM Modelling shows many exoplanets likely have toxic atmospheres, limiting possibilities. This compelling article could be used alongside all sciences for... Years 6-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Scientists closing in on deadly frog fungus Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM A deadly frog fungus has devastated amphibian populations across every continent, but new studies show that it doesn’t exist at... Years 6-10
