STEM Superheroes

Last year, our Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel, challenged Australians to name just five living Australian scientists using the twitter hashtag #5ScientistPledge. From this list, the #AusScienceHeroes were born. Following on this year, a number of academic, research and other organisations have shared the profiles of some of their scientists on social media during National…

SciScouts 2017: Environment – Trees, Bees & Seeds

It’s fantastic to see so many youth organisations and schools getting behind National Science Week, celebrating all things science, technology, engineering and maths with Australia’s next generation of researchers and innovators. This weekend, over 1200 young people from the Canberra, Sydney, and NSW South Coast regions made the trek to Camp Cottermouth to participate in SciScouts…

Science in the Pub

Science in the pub events are a definite favourite during National Science Week, with many venues getting involved by hosting trivia nights, science talks, and science-of-insert beverage here events happening across Australia. Last night, the Wholesome Show did a special National Science Week event titled ‘Scientists who bloody love their jobs’. The guest speakers spoke…

Science takes flight at Temora Aviation Museum

En route through the rolling plains of the NSW Riverina, we discovered the tiny town of Temora, and just outside it, the Temora Airfield. Inside these hangars lurks a surprising secret – the Temora Aviation Museum, home to an array of stunning aircraft and tales of aviation technology that illustrate not only our aviation history…