By Ariel Marcy, 20 September 2024
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.
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By David Shaw, 13 October 2022
Back in the time of the dinosaurs, Australia was just one small part of a much bigger continent. Can you piece together the ancient supercontinent, Gondwana?
By David Shaw, 25 August 2022
September is Biodiversity Month. Celebrate by taking this quiz about the variety of life you’ll find here on Earth. How biodiverse is your knowledge?
By David Shaw, 16 May 2019
Running an election is a good way to let everyone have a say. In this example, we will be voting for the tastiest vegetable, but if you design your own ballot papers, you can use this method to run an election about anything!
By David Shaw, 10 April 2019
There’s a lot to celebrate in Australian science. See how much you know with this set of antipodean questions.
By David Shaw, 6 June 2018
Time to test your scientific mettle. This week we’re asking questions about everything from tiny butterfly legs to huge continents. Good luck!
By David Shaw, 10 August 2017
Some of Australia’s spiders have terrifying names. Funnelweb and Redback are names that scream danger. Even the helpful Huntsman Spider sounds like it could be out to get you. But not all spiders have scary names. How would you feel about meeting a spider called Sparklemuffin?
By David Shaw, 12 December 2016
Scientists have discovered a new Australian dinosaur, and it’s a big one! Several giant bones, some over one metre long, were uncovered near the town of Winton in central Queensland. But what’s got scientists all worked up isn’t what it looks like: it’s where it came from.
By Jasmine Fellows, 22 February 2016
Written by Julia Cleghorn Cow farts and burps are a big, smelly problem. They contain a lot of methane – a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. Kangaroos, on the other hand, produce a lot less methane when they toot.
By David Shaw, 12 May 2015
Five winners from this years’ BHP Billiton Science and Engineering Awards are representing Australia at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) in Pennsylvania, USA from 10 to 15 May.
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