Article Please login to favourite this article. Whip you up a diamond? No sweat Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM Researchers do it in the lab, at room temperature. This article is best suited for Year 7 Physics students who... Years 4, 7-8 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. A high-tech battle to protect the black rhino Biological SciencesSTEMTechnology New tracking technology is helping fight poaching in Namibia. This article highlights the important role that technology plays in the... Years 4-7 & 9
Article Please login to favourite this article. This super rare bigfin squid is a deep-sea mystery Biological SciencesSTEM We recently spotted not 1, but 5, in the Great Australian Bight. An exciting spot of the rare bigfin squid... Years 5-7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Keep cool like a camel Biological SciencesChemical SciencesSTEMTechnology The two-layer thing may work for technology too. This fascinating article shows an efficient cooling technology that combines chemistry with... Years 6-8
Article Please login to favourite this article. Where to look for bees of different types Biological SciencesSTEM Hint: think temperate zones and more to the north. This interesting research shows where in the world different bee species... Years 6-7 & 9-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Making robots useful in the warehouse EngineeringMathematical SciencesSTEMTechnology Researchers try adding a little deep learning. This interesting research shows an example of a warehouse robot that was improved... Years 7-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. How to live in space: what we’ve learnt from 20 years of the International Space Station Biological SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEMTechnology November 2 marked 20 years since the first residents arrived on the International Space Station. The orbiting habitat has been... Years 4-7 & 9-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. So, how do you weigh a dinosaur? Biological SciencesMathematical SciencesSTEMTechnology Turns out there are two ways to weigh a dinosaur and they’re both right. This interesting article describes two ways... Years 5 & 7
Article & Professional Learning Please login to favourite this article. School of fish: how we involved Indigenous students in our investigation of a 65,000-year-old site Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEMTechnology A recent program for school kids in Kakadu and West Arnhem Land, incorporating traditional knowledge and Western science, is a... Years 6-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. A catalyst for faster, cheaper biodiesel Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology New system can work with low-grade feedstock. This interesting article details an invention to use biodiesels through an innovative chemical... Years 7-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Voracious starfish can wait for a proper meal Biological SciencesSTEM Eating habits of baby predator revealed. This article describes the role of starfish in the food chain and their effect... Years 4-7
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. COSMOS Magazine: Learning the Star Knowledge of First Australians Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander Histories & CulturesEarth & Space SciencesSpace Sciences Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people use their understanding of the night sky to navigate, inform cultural practices and much... Years F-3, 5 & 7
