Article Please login to favourite this article. Using a pocket rocket to explore distant planets Chemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesTechnology Researchers have adapted a miniature rocket, called the Pocket Rocket, to replicate the conditions of distant planets’ atmospheres. This article... Years 8-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. To climb, maybe robots need toes Biological SciencesEngineeringPhysical SciencesTechnology Researchers watch a gecko in action, studying their toes to help the design of robots. Lots of technology has mimicked... Years 4-5, 7 & 10
Collection, Professional Learning & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. Best of... Gravity Physical SciencesSTEM Our best of series, published each week, collates our favourite and most popular resources for a particular topic. This week:... Years 7 & 10
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 & Professional Learning Please login to favourite this article. Who creates the world? Engineers! EngineeringBiological SciencesCareers in STEMChemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM “This World Engineering Day thank an engineer, or talk to a young person about what engineers actually do, so we... Years 5-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Incredible image of galactic centre discovers a supernova likely seen by Indigenous Australians Physical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM The explosive death of a star discovered within a stunning image of the centre of the galaxy could have been... Years 7 & 9-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Milky Way’s supermassive black hole flings star across the galaxy Physical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM A star has been yeeted by the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy like a drunk ejected... Years 7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Astronomers find a small black hole. Or a giant neutron star. Chemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM Discovery touches on two of the key questions in astrophysics. This article would be suited to students in years 7,... Years 7-10
Video & Film & Article Please login to favourite this article. Introducing spider (inspired) cam Biological SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology Researchers develop a small and highly effective depth sensor. Use this article to discuss with students the importance of biological... Years 5, 8 & 10
Video & Film Please login to favourite this article. Bringing Japan’s breakthrough cancer technology to Australia Asia & Australia's Engagement with AsiaBiological SciencesChemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology For more than 20 years Japan has used a revolutionary technology to treat cancer. Now, Australian physicists and doctors are... Years 5 & 8-10
Student Activity & Video & Film Please login to favourite this article. Columbia: NASA blew it Biological SciencesChemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM Word Count / Video Length: 379 / 10:00 mins NASA’s return to space after the Columbia disaster was “ugly” and... Years 4-10
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