Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. Australian research brings scientists closer to making blood stem cells in the lab BiologyHealth & Medical SciencesSTEM Australian blood stem cell research could help change the future of stem cell medicine. Two new pieces of research out... Years 8 & 10
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. COSMOS MAGAZINE - Model or Monster? BiologyEngineeringSTEMTechnology In a two-room laboratory sequestered in a hunkered-down building in Werribee, Victoria, a small but mighty group of baby frogs,... Years 4-12
Student Activity, Article & Teacher Resource Please login to favourite this article. The science of the sausage sizzle BiologyChemistrySTEM What’s actually in the sausage and bread you buy? And are there scientifically safer ways to cook it? Apply students’... Years 5-10
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. Spring cleaning cells take out the trash before they divide BiologySTEM Cells may use this strategy to clear out toxic by-products and give their offspring a clean slate. These resources can... Years 8 & 10-12
Article Please login to favourite this article. Promising progress for a cheap and accessible new COVID vaccine BiologyChemistrySTEM American researchers have used long-established technology to create a COVID vaccine that’s easy to make and store; clinical trials are... Years 8-10
Video, Article, SCINEMA & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. Why is there asymmetry in nature? BiologyChemistryEarth SciencesSTEM From lefty snails to deadly chemicals, asymmetry in nature is more common than you think. Use the free student activity... Years 3, 5, 8 & 10
Article & Video Please login to favourite this article. Fish built with plastic and heart cells swims for three months BiologyChemistryEngineeringTechnology Bio-hybrid mechanism regrew muscles, paving way for bio-artificial hearts. A world of biological robots is just a heartbeat away. Artificial... Years 4-5 & 7-10
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. EXPLAINER: How do cells know when they’re fully grown? BiologySTEM Scientists unlock the key to cell size regulation – and it’s all in the DNA. How do cells regulate their... Years 8 & 10
Teacher Resource & Video Please login to favourite this article. In Class With... Professor Fiona Wood BiologyCareers in STEMScience Human EndeavoursSTEMTechnology Inventor of spray-on-skin and world-leading burns specialist, Professor Fiona Wood takes on questions from school students around Australia in this... Years 6-12
SCINEMA, Student Activity & Video Please login to favourite this article. Slime Minder BiologyPhysicsSTEM If you’re aiming to glean insights on how animals retain and use knowledge, you might think staring at a pulsating... Years 8
SCINEMA, Student Activity & Video Please login to favourite this article. Grey Area BiologySTEM In the UK thousands of badgers are killed each year in an attempt to control the spread of Bovine Tuberculosis... Years 8
SCINEMA, Student Activity & Video Please login to favourite this article. Cellular Senescence BiologySTEM Cellular senescence is a biological process that occurs as we age. This video explores the main concepts behind this phenomenon... Years 8