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National Insect Collection virtual tour News

by David Shaw, 1 April 2021 | 1 comments

a screenshot of a youtube video: Australian National Insect Collection National Research Collections Australia with a picture of a Bristle fly Rutilia sp.

Australia has some of the coolest, cutest and strangest animals in the world. It’s not all kangaroos, crocodiles and cassowaries, though – our insects are amazing too!

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Cricket on The Dish! News

by David Shaw, 18 October 2018 | 0 comments

Several people playing cricket on The Dish.

If you’ve ever seen the iconic movie The Dish, you’ll probably remember when two engineers turned the most famous telescope in Australia into a cricket pitch. Kids from across New South Wales got a chance to do the same, along with some of Australia’s biggest cricket stars.

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On the pulse News

by Jasmine Fellows, 11 February 2016 | 0 comments

Screen shot of a mung bean video

Written by Emily Standen Did you know 2016 is the International Year of Pulses? Take your hand off you wrist though – this type of pulse refers to food, not your heartbeat!

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Art and science News

by Jasmine Fellows, 23 May 2014 | 2 comments

Illustration of bacteria

Written by Sarah Kellett The eyes have it. Bright, colourful butterflies and birds easily catch our attention. But to visualise bacteria, we need to get creative, and combine art and science.

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Season’s Greetings from Double Helix News

by Nat, 17 December 2013 | 0 comments

Screenshot from video showing elf and coil

Wishing all our readers a very happy holiday season, thank you for your support this year. Don’t forget we have loads of DIY science activities on this blog to try over the holiday break.

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Make a magnetic rocket Activity

by Carol Saab, 15 August 2013 | 3 comments

Woman looking at magnets on a track

What happens when your rocket fuel is magnetic force? Our latest video shows you how to make a rocket using super strong rare-earth magnets, skewers, ball bearings and blu-tack. Check it out in slow-mo and watch for something rather curious…

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Extract DNA from a banana! Activity

by Carol Saab, 8 August 2013 | 4 comments

DNA is the blueprint and genetic guide for every living thing, and units of DNA are tiny. So how can we see it with our own eyes? Many DNA units form a long, stringy molecule that is easily visible and easy to extract from particular living things, like peas or a banana.

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Make a magnetic rail gun Activity

by Carol Saab, 1 August 2013 | 1 comments

Hand holding a ring launcher that looks like a rod with a handle

Electricity, magnets, momentum and cool slow-mo footage. It’s all in our video: take a look!

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There’s no such thing as suction Activity

by Carol Saab, 25 July 2013 | 0 comments

Woman in blue bag with head peeking out. Vacuum cleaner sucking air from bag.

This may surprise you, but there’s no such thing as suction. In this week’s video we look at what creates ‘suction’; air flow and areas of high and low pressure.

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Super quick ice-cream Activity

by Carol Saab, 18 July 2013 | 1 comments

Milo tin surrounded by ice in a larger sealed container

To make ice-cream we use a whole bunch of different principles from physics and chemistry. In our video, we use salt to reduce the freezing point of water to make delicious, homemade ice-cream in minutes.

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