By David Shaw, 2 May 2016
It’s been really busy at Double Helix headquarters in the last few weeks. We’ve moved office, to the CSIRO Discovery Centre in Canberra. There are lots of cool things at our new workplace, including a whole museum of CSIRO science!
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By David Shaw, 28 April 2016
People have been playing this boardgame for thousands of years. So come on, have a Go!
By David Shaw, 19 April 2016
Written by Julia Cleghorn Almost two years ago, we reported on the discovery of a special fossilized dinosaur specimen – the first pterosaur egg preserved in 3D! Pretty impressive, huh? Since then, there have been some other interesting finds.
By David Shaw, 11 April 2016
How much money would it take to put a line of coins around the equator? With a bit of research and a bit of maths, you’ll soon know the answer!
By David Shaw, 6 April 2016
The Aussie bush was once full of cute, furry creatures. But these days, quolls, bandicoots and bettongs have a hard time keeping safe from feral foxes and wild dogs. So how can we protect our native animal friends? Out at Mulligan’s Flat Woodland Sanctuary on the outskirts of Canberra, the rangers built fences to protect […]
By David Shaw, 30 March 2016
You might think you know your height, but this activity might change your mind. How tall are you, really?
By David Shaw, 27 March 2016
Are you a magician? Or a mathematician! Guess someone’s number with this cool trick.
By David Shaw, 26 March 2016
On 2 March this year, two long-term International Space Station residents returned to Earth. Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko both spent 342 days in space. Their year-long mission included space walks and Earth photography. But the most important experiment was on themselves. How does a person react to a year in space?
By Jasmine Fellows, 24 March 2016
In a recent blog post we reported on farts, a type of methane emission. When talking about these emissions, we made an omission. That is, we should have mentioned burps as well as farts.
By David Shaw, 2 March 2016
Learn about latitude, and find out where exactly on the Earth you are!
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