Article Please login to favourite this article. Where the wild things are: As humans stay indoors, nature is emerging Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM As COVID-19 forces us to abandon public spaces and stay home, nature appears to be “reclaiming” the streets. This article... Years 4, 6-7 & 9
Video & Film Please login to favourite this article. In Class With... Climate Special Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSustainability Get access to the biggest STEM names and brightest minds with our In Class With… series. To young people, the... Years 4 & 7-12
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. Ancient water reservoirs inside Mars Biological SciencesChemical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM Meteorites tell story of Red Planet’s early history. Use this article to inspire students learning about Earth and Space, Chemical... Years 5-6, 8 & 10
Video & Film & Article Please login to favourite this article. Ancient fish fossil reveals missing link in evolution of hand bones Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM A complete ancient fish fossil with finger-like digits in its fin reveals the evolution of hand bones started before animals... Years 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. ‘Wonderchicken’ fossil from the age of dinosaurs Biological SciencesEarth Sciences The “wonderchicken” find sheds light on the origin of modern birds and how they survived the last mass extinction. This... Years 4-8 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. The best fire management system is in northern Australia and it’s led by Indigenous land managers Chemical SciencesAboriginal + Torres Strait Islander Histories & CulturesBiological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM “By using fire at the right time of year, in the right places with the right people, we have a... Years 8-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Tiny bird-like dinosaur smallest ever found Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM A tiny bird-like fossil has been trapped in amber since the age of the dinosaurs. This interesting discovery could be... Years 1, 3-5, 7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. One little bandicoot can dig up an elephant’s worth of soil a year – and our ecosystem loves it Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM An animal that digs holes seems like more of a nuisance than a help, but according to researchers, there’s a... Years 4 & 6-8
Article Please login to favourite this article. Chief Scientist: We need to transform our world into a sustainable ‘electric planet’ Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesEngineeringPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology “Make no mistake, this will be the biggest engineering challenge ever undertaken.” This article is suited to students in years... Years 9-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. The last ice age tells us why we should care about 2°C temperature changes Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth & Space SciencesSTEM Perhaps 2°C doesn’t sound like much, but if you look through history, seemingly small temperature changes have had huge effects... Years 4-6 & 9-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Carbon pumping: in for the krill Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM The ocean’s real heavyweight is a vital but poorly understood creature, say scientists. Use this thought-provoking article with students in... Years 4 & 6-10
