By Carol Saab, 18 July 2013
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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By Pat, 12 July 2013
Giant wombats, short-faced kangaroos and the largest land lizard to ever have lived are just some of Australia’s megafauna. These large animals have mostly gone extinct. However, the cause of their extinction is still a matter of debate.
By Carol Saab, 11 July 2013
Where’s your head at? Our ability to sense the rotational movement of our head comes from a set of organs in the inner ear. One of these organs, the utricle, also gives us the ability to sense acceleration.
By Pat, 10 July 2013
Kites are a great way to combine science, playfulness, patience and imagination. So grab a some simple household items and start building!
By David Shaw, 10 July 2013
Three and five. Five and seven. Eleven and thirteen. Prime numbers often appear as twins, only two apart. For hundreds of years, mathematicians have wondered – is there a biggest pair of twin primes, or does the list of twins keep going forever?
By Jasmine Fellows, 9 July 2013
These BHP Foundation Science and Engineering Awards students have done practical research projects, with innovative approaches, using scientific procedures. See what they’ve achieved in the video below. Video transcript available here. Are you up for the challenge? Enter the BHP Science and Engineering Awards!
By David Shaw, 9 July 2013
In the last decade, services such as Facebook have provided scientists with lots of information about current friendship links. However, they tell us little about historical friendships. So what might be the structure of an Ancient Greek social network?
By Pat, 5 July 2013
A fridge or freezer can preserve food for weeks, months or years. But that’s nothing compared to glaciers, with layers of ice preserving information about Earth’s climate for thousands of years.
By Carol Saab, 4 July 2013
What happens when you spin a coin on a table? It spins and rolls (or ‘spolls’), for starters. How it stops is much more fascinating.
By Pat, 1 July 2013
Cooking is fun and it’s a great way to make a tasty snack. But have you ever thought about what’s going on when you cook something? Try making some cupcakes, and you’ll pick up a thing or two about chemistry.
