Dark chocolate is full of antioxidants and black beans are packed with protein. We’ve combined them in this delicious and easy brownie recipe.

Our researchers have joined with The University of Queensland to find fragments of SARS-CoV2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) in untreated sewage. Check it out.

While forced to stay home in isolation from the Bubonic Plague, Newton was free to develop his theories on gravity under the apple tree.

This plant-mince alternative was developed for mince recipes. Most noteworthy, is before its release several leading chefs gave the alternative mince the taste and texture test. Read all about it!

Historical data shows Ashmore Reef used to be a global sea snake hotspot home to more than 40,000 of them. These days you’re unlikely to see even one. Let us explain.

The common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) is best known for being solitary and that makes them social distancing champs. Read how they do it. The other animals in this list are also good at social distancing but they don’t feature on our famous #wombatwednesday.

By identifying and validating frog calls you will be contributing data for traditional research using the FrogID app. Check out how and find other easy ways you can contribute to science from home!

We’re helping Aussie manufacturers speed up development and manufacture of surgical face masks. The masks are in short supply due to the COVID-19 pandemic but we hope to help industry get production up to meet the demand.

Number eight in our top ten reads during isolation is Imagining the Future, a children’s book about how science fiction is becoming science fact. See our other isolation reading ideas.

To control bovine pleuropneumonia (also known as pleuro), in the 1940s a farm would be quarantined while cattle were tested and vaccinated. Read up on our history.