Double Helix

Looking for seriously fun science, technology, engineering, and maths news for your curious kids or tech-talented teens? We've got you covered! Inside every issue you'll find articles, activities, puzzles, comics, and prizes galore. Perfect reading for enquiring minds, CSIRO's Double Helix magazine is packed with news, features, fun experiments, giveaways and more. Each issue focuses on a different theme, from smells to spaceships and beyond! With clear language and eye-catching design, the content promotes critical thinking, strengthens literacy skills and is the perfect fuel to spark or sustain an interest in STEM. Double Helix is published eight times a year. It is ideal for 8 to 13-year-olds and enjoyed by older readers as well.

Double Helix

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ON THE DOUBLE

CAN BALANCING BOULDERS WITHSTAND EARTHQUAKES?

FEAR FACTOR!

CREATING DIGITAL TWINS OF OUR GUT

MAYONNAISE WITH THAT?

DECODING TREE RINGS

SWEAT IT!

BY THE NUMBERS: COMPUTERS

SCHOOL’S OUT ON NINGALOO REEF

TIME TRAVELLING SHED

SPOTTING SPECIES WITH DNA • IT GETS PRETTY DRY OUT NEAR ESPERANCE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA. LOCAL ANIMALS COME FROM MILES AROUND TO DRINK FROM THE LOCAL WATERHOLES. NOW, CUTTING EDGE ENVIRONMENTAL DNA TECHNOLOGY IS HELPING RANGERS WORK OUT EXACTLY WHICH ANIMALS ARE COMING TO DRINK.

THE HIDDEN SECRETS OF ALGORITHMS • OUR LIVES IN THE 21ST CENTURY ARE DEEPLY ENTWINED WITH THE INTERNET. FRIENDS, HOMEWORK, GAMES AND INFORMATION ARE ALL AVAILABLE WITH A FEW TAPS OF OUR PHONES OR COMPUTERS.

TRACKING FREQUENT FLYERS • HUMANS AREN’T THE ONLY ANIMALS WEARING THE LATEST SMART DEVICES. MIGRATION PATHS AND STOPOVER SITES ARE BEING UNCOVERED BY BIRDS FITTED OUT WITH THE LATEST IN WEARABLE TECH.

EXPAND YOUR CODING SKILLS • ARE YOU KEEN TO TRY A NEW PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE? WHETHER YOU’RE JUST GETTING STARTED OR PUTTING YOUR SKILLS TO THE TEST, HERE ARE SOME GREAT WEBSITES AND APPS TO TRY, REVIEWED BY DOUBLE HELIX READERS! REMEMBER TO CHECK IN WITH A PARENT OR CARER BEFORE HEADING ONLINE.

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WEDNESDAY WEEKS AND THE TOWER OF SHADOWS

NEW REVIEWERS NEEDED!

CHRIS HUMFREY’S AWESOME AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS

WHAT’S YOUR QUESTION?

SATURN’S SLUSHY CENTRE • SALUTATIONS, SPACELINGS! IT’S NED BUELLER HERE, WITH YOUR PLANETARY POST NEWS UPDATE!

QUANTUM COMPUTERS • A modern computer can do maths calculations millions of times faster than a person. But a new type of computer on the horizon might be faster still!

THE CODE OF LIFE

MAKE IT COMIC CREATE YOUR OWN

CREATE YOUR OWN TUNES WITH CODE!

CLAYMATION

THE GREAT ESCAPE • START YOUR ADVENTURE AT BOOT 0

PUZZLES

PRIZES

ANSWERS • TURN THE PAGE UPSIDE DOWN TO READ THE…