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  • Tectonic timelapse
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    Tectonic timelapse

    Earth SciencesSTEM

    This just in: one billion years of Earth’s history in 40 seconds. This mesmerising timelapse video and resource are best...

    Years 9
  • EXPLAINER: How does the Sun make such pretty colours at sunsets and sunrises?
    Article & Explainer

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    EXPLAINER: How does the Sun make such pretty colours at sunsets and sunrises?

    Earth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM

    How does the Sun make such pretty colours at sunsets and sunrises? — Aisling, age 7. Learn about what makes...

    Years 1, 3, 5 & 9
  • COSMOS Magazine: Odd Jobs – Paleodermatologist
    Article & Career Profile

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    COSMOS Magazine: Odd Jobs - Paleodermatologist

    Biological SciencesCareers in STEMEarth & Space SciencesEarth Sciences

    Looking skin deep can provide new discoveries, at least in this vanguard field of research. This article is best suited for...

    Years 7-8 & 10-12
  • Knowing Volcanoes
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    Knowing Volcanoes

    Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesSTEMTechnology

    The 2019 White Island disaster was a horrific — but growingly rare — tragedy. Professor Jocelyn McPhie explains the volcano...

    Years 4-6 & 8
  • Magic, culture and stalactites: how Aboriginal perspectives are transforming archaeological histories
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    Magic, culture and stalactites: how Aboriginal perspectives are transforming archaeological histories

    Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander Histories & CulturesBiological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM

    To honour Australia’s history, from 18 to 26 January, Education – RiAus will be exclusively publishing content by and about...

    Years 7-10
  • Food, tools and medicine: 5 native plants that illuminate deep Aboriginal knowledge
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    Food, tools and medicine: 5 native plants that illuminate deep Aboriginal knowledge

    Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander Histories & CulturesBiological SciencesEarth SciencesHealth & Medical Sciences

    We honour and value the scientific knowledge and contributions of First Australians as the First Scientists, the First Astronomers and...

    Years 2-4 & 6-7
  • COSMOS Magazine: Head in the Clouds
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    COSMOS Magazine: Head in the Clouds

    Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM

    You’ve heard of cloud nine – but what about clouds one through 10? Looking to the heavens, weather presenter and...

    Years 3-10
  • COSMOS Magazine: Windows to the Stars
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    COSMOS Magazine: Windows to the Stars

    Chemical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEMTechnology

    For seven decades, the world worked to map the heavens – a massive endeavour that ran from the 19th century...

    Years 4-10
  • COSMOS Magazine: The Battle for Ningaloo’s Nursery
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    COSMOS Magazine: The Battle for Ningaloo's Nursery

    Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM

    Exmouth Gulf is unprotected and in the sights of oil and gas developers. The gulf is home to a globally-unique...

    Years 4-7 & 9-10
  • COSMOS MAGAZINE – Naracoorte Caves: A rolls-royce record of biodiversity
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    COSMOS MAGAZINE - Naracoorte Caves: A rolls-royce record of biodiversity

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical Sciences

    The geological records below ground in Naracoorte, South Australia are relatively young, dating 500,000 years to less than 1000. But...

    Years 4-10
  • Whip you up a diamond? No sweat
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    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
  • Sahara actually has quite a few trees
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    Sahara actually has quite a few trees

    Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Satellite imaging and deep learning provide a clearer picture of the Sahara. Learn about how satellite technology is used to...

    Years 7 & 9

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