Don’t let the cute names fool you: El Niño (‘the little boy’) and La Niña (‘the little girl’) can have devastating impacts. These oscillating phases of a massive ocean-atmosphere interaction strongly influence Australia’s year-to-year climate variability, driving floods, droughts, and bushfires. How will global warming affect this planetary system? Dr Josephine Brown and Ruby Lieber…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Wollongong University’s Design a T-shirt Competition
The University of Wollongong is delighted to announce that entries for the Design a T-shirt Competition are open. The competition is for children in Years 3-8 (Stages 2, 3 & 4) to help celebrate the National Science Week theme of Innovation: Powering Future Industries. The theme incorporates the advancement in technology in all industries, especially…
Time Detectives: Cold Case
Archaeologists are time travellers. We use the everyday items of the past to build portals through time and space; windows through which we can view landscapes thousands of years old and the people and cultures that they supported. We analyse these everyday items through an ever-increasing array of scientific techniques to explore questions such as…
Science Play Matters at Sunshine Coast Hub
Play Matters Australia is hosting free Science Play Matters Playgroups during National Science Week at the Sunshine Coast Hub. This playgroup caters to families with children aged up to five years old. Become a member and join us for a morning of science activities and lots of fun for everyone. To attend, please register for…
SA’s Rare and Threatened Plants
South Australia has around 3000 native plant species and a staggering 800 of these are threatened. The Threatened Plant Action Group (TPAG) has been conserving some of the rarest and most threatened of these species for the last 30 years. TPAG believes in direct on-ground action to save species at risk of extinction. Join TPAG…
The Salty Forest Online Expert Panel Discussion
Join an online Mangrove Discovery Forum with a panel of experts and become a part of the People’s Mangrove Forest in the lead up to the Port Pirie SALA Winter Festival 2023. Your experts include Matt Waller from Cutty’s Boat Tours, Kristen Messenger from Bugs and Slugs, Anthony North from local retreat Still Earth and…
Science Time with Dr Peter Eastwell
Dr Eastwell will present a series of interactive shows, workshops and demonstrations over two days at Innisfail State School campus for students from Prep to Year 6. Air: Invisible yet so Effective Believe it or Not? Combustion: Some Burning Questions Electricity: A Shocking Experience Lightning: So Frightening Science: The Thrill of Discovery, Day With a…
Native Plants on Earth and Beyond – online
As humans continue to explore further from our home planet, Australia’s hardy native plants could be the answer to a nourishing diet. Plants in space are used for food and research, but they also play an important role in astronauts’ well-being and fostering a connection to Earth. As some of the world’s first astronomers, First…
Native Plants on Earth and Beyond
As humans continue to explore further from our home planet, Australia’s hardy native plants could be the answer to a nourishing diet. Plants in space are used for food and research, but they also play an important role in astronauts’ well-being and fostering a connection to Earth. As some of the world’s first astronomers, First…
AUSMAP: Science by the Sea, Scientist for a Day – Henley
Interested in learning more about microplastics in South Australia & the impact on humans & the environment? Come and participate in our AUSMAP Scientist for a Day program at the Marine Discovery Centre as part of National Science Week. This event is ideal for upper primary & secondary school students. AUSMAP is supported by a series…