Science at Home: Are we headed for clearer skies?
We’ve been hearing a lot about air pollution recently, and experienced it first-hand during the recent bushfires. But now it’s thought that one good thing may […]
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Science at Home: Some peculiar beach investigations
If you’ve spent a lot of time at the beach recently, you might have seen some interesting creatures. We’ve been thinking about mermaids. The notion of […]
Science at home: Ice cream
Summer is here again, which is a great excuse to eat ice cream! It’s not clear where ice cream originated. Between 500 and 200 BCE early […]
Science at home: Festivities and Fireworks!
The festive season is just about upon us, which means lots of food, friends, family, and FIREWORKS! Fireworks have lit up our skies for hundreds of […]
Science at home: Investigating renewable energy in SA
Did you follow the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge at all? Dozens of solar cars built and developed by people around the world have just completed a race from […]
Science at home: Observing the Moon
You may have noticed there’s been a lot of interest in the moon lately, as people mark the anniversary of the moon landing. Most of the […]
Science at home: Keeping warm in winter
Struggling to stay warm this winter? Some mammals are much better at maintaining body heat than we are. Polar bears use their hair to keep warm […]
Science at home: International Day for Biological Diversity
Soon it will be 22 May – the United Nations’ International Day for Biological Diversity – a day to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. So what […]
Science at home: a new look at the Periodic Table
The United Nations declared 2019 the International Year of the Periodic Table. It’s been 150 years since the Table was first suggested by Dmitri Mendeleev as a […]