Article Please login to favourite this article. Timor-Leste cave art could be a link to Australia’s first people Earth SciencesSTEM Weathered stencils of handprints made 65,000 years ago suggests some of the first people to Australia could have taken a... Years 4 & 8
Article & Video & Film Please login to favourite this article. Hubble turns 30 – The images that changed our view of the universe Mathematical SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEMTechnology As the Hubble Space Telescope turns 30, astrophysicist Alan Duffy shares his favourite images and how they changed the way... Years 10-12
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. Glowing dolphins: The brilliance of bioluminescence off our coasts Biological SciencesChemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM Marine biologist Vanessa Pirotta was instrumental in filming dolphins swimming in bioluminescence for the first time – and the experience... Years 6, 8 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Planet that never was is still interesting Physical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM Astronomers believe the suspected planet is a dust cloud caused by a cosmic collision. Use this article with students in... Years 5, 7 & 10
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Article Please login to favourite this article. The big five mass extinctions Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM Biologists suspect we’re living through the sixth major mass extinction. Earth has witnessed five, when more than 75% of species... Years 4, 6 & 8-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Where are we at with developing a vaccine for coronavirus? Biological SciencesChemical SciencesSTEM [PLEASE NOTE: The information in this article may since have been updated or refined.] The first stage may be to reduce... Years 8-9
Article Please login to favourite this article. New ‘law’ could inform glacier-flow models Antarctic ScienceEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology Equation designed to measure glacier movement over soft ground. This article and associated student activity is suited to students in... Years 4 & 6-7
Article Please login to favourite this article. History of ideas: vaccines and immunisation Biological SciencesSTEM As trials of COVID-19 vaccines kicks off, take a look back at the history of immunisation. These questions and attached... Years 8-9
Article Please login to favourite this article. The Future of Artificial Intelligence TechnologyBiological SciencesEngineeringPhysical SciencesSTEM The artificial intelligence future is inevitable, but what it looks like is up to human decisions – we need to... Years 6-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Yes, electric cars are better for the environment Physical SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesEngineeringSTEMTechnology Study confirms electric cars produce fewer emissions. Use this article with students in years 6, 8, 9, and 10 studying... Years 6 & 8-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Generating electricity 'out of thin air' Biological SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEMTechnology Researchers unveil a new device powered by a microbe. An exciting development in technology, making connections between Biology, Chemistry and... Years 6-7 & 10-12