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This week, magnets really attracted our attention. We’re conducting a straw poll: can you pull in a 5/5?

Why do apple slices go brown? In this experiment, test out the anti-browning abilities of common liquids. And discover the surprising biology of browning!

Can you solve this grid-based logic puzzle about NASA? You are doing a science project about four of NASA’s spacecraft: Clipper, DAVINCI, Dragonfly and MAVEN. Each spacecraft will visit another planet in the solar system: Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. They also have different launch dates: 2013, 2024, 2028 and 2030.

Australian company, AMSL Aero, is launching a new hydrogen-powered aircraft into the skies! This exciting technology could help the airline industry reach net zero carbon production by 2050. In fact, the Australian government has just published a national strategy on how hydrogen can help the entire country reach net zero.

When a predator swallows their prey, usually that’s the end of the story. But scientists have discovered an eel that can escape from a fish’s stomach!

In this bird-themed quiz, getting a 5/5 sure would be a feather in your cap!

A team of geologists are using the latest technology to drill into the Earth’s ocean floor and look at the rock underneath! They manage to drill a total of 1250 metres (based on a recent true story!). But the drilling gets harder the deeper they get.

What caused the dinosaurs to go extinct 66 million years ago? Most scientists think an asteroid impact sealed their fate. But others think massive volcanic eruptions in India did the job. Now, scientists from Europe have used chemistry to support the asteroid theory and they can even say where the asteroid came from!

Cells are the basic building blocks of life. In this activity, take a tasty tour of the cell components that make cells tick!

In this puzzle, each Aussie animal stands for a number. Each animal represents the same number throughout the puzzle. Can you use the first three mathematical equations to figure out the answer to the last equation?