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

THE SKIN-DEEP SECRETS TO AN ELEPHANT’S TRUNK

RISE OF THE MEGASHARK

THE NUMBER CRUNCHERS

CSIRO WANTS TO KNOW HOW THE ENTIRE COUNTRY FEELS

CONJURING WATER FROM THIN AIR!

MAPPING MARTIAN CRATERS

TURNING GREENHOUSE GASES INTO USEFUL CHEMICALS

BY THE NUMBERS: FROM GO TO ALPHAGO ZERO

TREASURE IN THE TOILET

TOOTHBOTS!

CAN GOLDFISH DRIVE CARS?

What is genomics?

HOW MUCH IS THAT ROBOT DOGGIE? • Robot dogs are earning their virtual kibble, helping everyone from police officers and NASA astronauts to those who just want a pet.

AUSTRALIA’S A.I. FUTURE

REPTILE RESCUE: USING AI TO CATCH CRIME • Australia is home to almost 900 different species of reptiles, many of which cannot be found anywhere else in the world! That’s really tempting for wildlife traffickers – people who sneak animals out of the country to sell. New artificial intelligence (AI) technology is helping detect this dastardly deed.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN ART

POSTER

AUSSIE STEM STARS: EMMA JOHNSTON – MARINE BIOLOGIST AND TV PRESENTER

CHRIS HUMFREY’S COOLEST CREEPY CRAWLIES

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2023

TIME-TRAVELLING SHED

EXPLORING EXOPLANETS • HELLO SOLAR SYSTEM CITIZENS, GAIL LEXY HERE. IT’S BEEN AN EXCITING TIME GAZING AT PLANETS OUTSIDE THE SOLAR SYSTEM WITH THE NEW JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE (JWST).

BUKKUP: THE 60,000-YEAR-OLD GLUE

CODE BREAKERS • SOMETIMES THE BEST WAY TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT IS TO GRAB A SCRAP OF PAPER AND DO A QUICK CALCULATION. SCIENTISTS CALL THESE ’BACK OF THE ENVELOPE’ CALCULATIONS. GET YOUR ENVELOPE READY!

WHAT’S YOUR QUESTION?

THE TESTS

BLOB OPERA

QUICK, DRAW!

THE CLAW! • WHEN YOU NEED TO MOVE A LOT OF STUFF AROUND, IT’S HANDY TO HAVE A CRANE WITH A CLAW, OR GRAB, ON THE END. SO HERE’S YOUR CHANCE TO MAKE A GRAB TO PICK UP ALL KINDS OF THINGS AROUND YOUR HOME!

MAGNETIC SCULPTURE • TIME TO GET CREATIVE WITH MAGNETS! HERE’S A WAY TO BUILD A MODERN MAGNETIC SCULPTURE WITH JUST A FEW SIMPLE ITEMS FROM AROUND YOUR HOME.

IS YOUR DOG LEFT OR RIGHT-PAWED? • IT’S NOT JUST HUMANS WHO FAVOUR USING ONE HAND OR SIDE OF THEIR BODY TO THE OTHER. USING THESE SIMPLE EXPERIMENTS, YOU CAN DISCOVER WHETHER YOUR DOG IS LEFT OR RIGHT-PAWED.

MAKE IT COMIC

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WORD SEARCH

PUZZLES

PRIZES

ANSWERS • TURN THE PAGE UPSIDE DOWN TO READ THE…