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. What we can learn from fish that change sex Biological SciencesSTEM 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. Parrots do probability Mathematical SciencesBiological SciencesSTEM Study finds first evidence of statistical inference beyond great apes. Use this article as a practical application of probability and... Years 5 & 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. If we keep heading the way we’re going, the platypus is in big trouble Biological SciencesSTEM Development and drought are pushing the platypus, like many other native Australian species, on the path to extinction. Suitable for... Years 5-7 & 9-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. New clues to the Milky Way’s age Earth & Space SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM By studying star-quake vibrations, scientists have a new estimate for the age of the Milky Way’s ‘thick disc’. This short... Years 5, 7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Fireball over SA could have been a rarely seen “Minimoon” Physical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM It’s the Moon Mk2 – a minimoon orbiting Earth was spotted as it exploded in the atmosphere in 2016. This... Years 5, 7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. No, koalas aren’t functionally extinct Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM Claims koalas have been made “functionally extinct” due to the recent bushfires is an exaggeration of their actual plight. This... Years 4-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Alan Finkel – Australia’s hydrogen future has arrived Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMSustainabilityTechnology With the natural resources and relationship with importers, Australia is well placed to profit from a hydrogen future, writes Australia’s... Years 5-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Scientists discover why mantis shrimps' brains don't explode Biological SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM Mantis shrimp eyes collect a staggering amount of information, feeding into a tiny brain – leaving scientists wondering how they... Years 5-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Firestorms and flaming tornadoes: how bushfires create their own ferocious weather systems Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM Intense bushfires can create their own weather systems, making the conditions on the ground even more deadly. Useful topical resource... Years 4-7 & 9-10
Career Profile Please login to favourite this article. Answers With... Assoc Prof Alan Duffy Biological SciencesCareers in STEMChemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM Associate Professor Alan Duffy Associate Professor Alan Duffy is an astrophysicist at Swinburne University of Technology and Lead Scientist of... Years 3-10