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Behind the book: scientists telling stories for kids

Armed with tales of walking on water, smelling fingerprints and surviving against the odds, meet the scientists who are writing children’s books.

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The ABCs of teaching science

Every day teachers are forming our future leaders and it is one heck of a job.

How to shoot bees (with a camera)

Ecologist and photographer extraordinaire, Jame Dorey, shares his beeautiful native bee photos and gives you some sweet tips to snap your own pics.

White line fever: how road markings save lives

If life is a highway, would you want to ride it all night long if there were no road markings to safely guide your journey?

Get into our good books with science for kids

Kids are full of questions and reading about science at a young age can help them answer those questions and set them up for life. To get you started, we've picked out our top kids science books for Australian Reading Hour.

How to make your garden native bee friendly

Now you’ve got your Guide to Native Bees, it’s time to attract them to your garden!

Can you beelieve?! Our guide to native bees

European honeybees are beloved, yet our very own beautiful native bees don't get much attention. It's time to get to know our fuzzy friends a bit better and go on a wild native bee-hunting ride.

Eureka Prizes Finalists: Backing our bright minds

Find out who our finalists are for the Eureka Prizes (The Oscars of Australian science).

A star gazer’s quest to inspire others

As a child a drive in the countryside changed Dr Karen Lee-Waddell’s life, turning her gaze to the stars. Now she wants to inspire others.

The secret science behind movie stunts

Find out what it takes to be a stunt performer on the big screen (hint: it takes a bit of science know-how).

Indigenous peoples are crucial for conservation – a quarter of all land is in their hands

A new map shows that more than 25% of all land outside Antarctica is held and managed by Indigenous peoples. This makes these communities vital allies in the global conservation effort.

Happiness helps football players do better, and it could help economies too

Smiling is a reflection of confidence and greater confidence leads to a greater capacity to overcome complex situations, such as scoring a goal in the World Cup. We decided to explore whether this same smiling-creativity link holds for entire societies by looking at the relationship between happiness and creative capacity.

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