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A ground-breaking new study has linked high concentrations of PFAS – also known as ‘forever chemicals’ – with health impacts and population decline in freshwater turtles. The study was led by scientists from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and the Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (DETSI).

Hey, did you hear the news? We published over 20 articles covering the latest news in science, technology, engineering and maths in 2024! Here are the seven most surprising headlines:

It’s summer! To a scientist, that means the Southern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun. And to young Australians, it means lots of school holidays! To celebrate, we’ve hand-picked 20 hands-on STEM activities that go well with lots of sunshine and quality time with family and friends.

The biggest ever prime number has just been found and it’s absolutely massive. It’s a number with more than 41 million digits. That means, if you were to type it out in size 12 font, it would be more than 8,000km long! That’s about the distance from Melbourne to Tokyo.

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?

Would you like to help satellites keep an eye on Australian water quality? This hands-on activity shows you how! Through the EyeOnWater app, you can help CSIRO scientists match satellite data to photos of the water in your neighbourhood!

Create oobleck, the amazing slime that can be both a liquid AND a solid!!

Describing a new species of shark happens occasionally but describing a whole new family of sharks is super rare! Yet CSIRO researchers Will White and Helen O’Neill, with other scientists, have recently done it.

Around and around we go with this interplanetary orbit quiz! Will you run ellipses ‘round these questions or will you find yourself tumbling back to Earth?

Houston, we have lift-off! This fun activity will turn your local stomping-grounds into a rocket launch facility.