Article Please login to favourite this article. Tim Jarvis: The COVID-19 pandemic is a huge opportunity for the environment BiologyEarth SciencesSTEM We have an opportunity to come out of the pandemic with a new approach to protecting the environment, says environmental... Years 5, 7 & 10
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Article Please login to favourite this article. Queensland dolphins intentionally beach themselves to trap food BiologyEarth SciencesSTEM Beached as bro! Dolphins in Fitzroy River, Queensland chase fish onto muddy banks and beach themselves, before sliding back into... Years 5, 7 & 9-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Your backyard could help reduce global warming BiologyEarth SciencesPhysicsSTEM A study finds gardens cool urban temperatures by six degrees, meaning your backyard can help reduce global warming. Inspire students... Years 4 & 6-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Where the wild things are: As humans stay indoors, nature is emerging BiologyEarth 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 Please login to favourite this article. In Class With... Climate Special BiologyEarth 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 BiologyChemistryEarth 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
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Article Please login to favourite this article. The best fire management system is in northern Australia and it’s led by Indigenous land managers ChemistryAboriginal + Torres Strait Islander Histories & CulturesBiologyEarth 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. What we can learn from fish that change sex BiologySTEM A fish that changes sex to lead the pack has revealed what happens genetically to pull off the trick. Encourage... Years 4-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. The last ice age tells us why we should care about 2°C temperature changes BiologyChemistryEarth & Space ScienceSTEM 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. Sugar ants love pee, and it might reduce greenhouse gas emissions BiologyEarth SciencesSTEM Pee-loving ants that chomp down on urea could help prevent nitrous oxide release into the atmosphere. An interesting new way... Years 7 & 9-10