Article Please login to favourite this article. What happens when magnetic north and true north align? Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM This article discusses a rare event where the Earth’s geographic and magnetic poles come into alignment. It would be suited... Years 7-12
Article Please login to favourite this article. Monosex animal populations ‘could help prevent disease and poverty' Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM A PhD researcher from Australia’s University of the Sunshine Coast explores the science behind sex-changing animals and the impact this... Years 4-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Fishy robot outswims the school Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEngineeringPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology Researchers build a fake fish that proves mighty fine at fin-flapping. Use this article about a technological development as an... Years 4-5 & 7-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Heat-resistant coral could help rescue threatened reefs Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMSustainability But it needs to survive climate change first. This article could be used with students in years 4-10 studying Biological... Years 4-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Megafauna more mega than we thought Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM Research sheds new light on an ancient Australian marsupial giant. This interesting article would be well suited to students in... Years 3-7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Seductive light from the dark side Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM The promise of power at night flickers for a quarter of the developing world’s population. This incredible new technology could... Years 6-12
Article Please login to favourite this article. Why India’s moon mission should be classed a success EngineeringPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEMTechnology While India’s Chandrayaan-2 mission didn’t go exactly to plan, there is still a lot to gain from the mission. This... Years 7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Federal laws are being broken as threatened species habitat continues to be destroyed Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM Despite federal environmental protection laws, human activities are continuing to destroy threatened species habitat at dangerous rates. Read this short... Years 4, 6-7 & 9
Article Please login to favourite this article. The rocks below a famous crater Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM Geologists examine what unfolded after that asteroid hit. This fascinating article could be used with students in years 4-10 studying... Years 4-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. GM Crops: to ban or not to ban? That's not the question Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesEngineeringSTEM With two states making different decisions on genetically modified crops, researchers say conversations need to move past simply being “for”... Years 4 & 6-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Why are most of the fossils we find male? Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM Scientists have discovered that most of the fossils they dig up are male – it sounds strange, but the explanation... Years 4-5, 7-8 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. If you’re a vole, beware white owls when it’s full moon Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM Light-reflecting plumage tricks their prey. This article would be useful for students in year 3, 5, 7, and 10 studying... Years 3, 5, 7 & 10
