Triple S - Science for School Students

Scientists have found a new species of fish - the smallest ever discovered.
Fish of the Paedocypris genus are just 7.9mm long when fully grown. They have adapted to survive in an extreme habitat - acidic water pools in a tropical forest swamp in Sumatra, Indonesia - and their small size is just one of […]

In the foothills of the Andes mountains in Peru, evidence has been found that ancient farmers dug canals to divert river water to their crops.
The canals, which brought water to cultivated fields 5,400 years ago, in one case possibly as many as 6,700 years ago, are the oldest that have ever been found on the […]

The giant panda, one of the world’s most endangered species, has been given a new glimmer of hope with a record 21 panda cubs being born in 2005.
The success is attributed to Chinese scientists, who have developed sophisticated breeding and artificial insemination techniques over a number of years.
Baby boom for China’s giant pandas - ABC […]

An Australian researcher has suggested that birds in areas with traffic noise may be altering the pitch of their calls to be heard over the drone. Dr Kirsten Parris, of Melbourne’s Deakin University, has found similar behaviour in frogs and is now carrying out research on Australian birds. Similar studies have found similar results in […]

Japanese fisherman are struggling with a massive population of Echizen kurage, or Nomura’s jellyfish, which are clogging and tearing their nets, reducing the number of fish they are able to catch.
It’s not known what has caused the increase in numbers of the huge jellyfish, which can grow to 2 meters in length and […]

One of the unsolved mysteries of science - how the rather un-aerodynamic bee is able to fly - has finally been solved. Scientists studied hours of footage of bees and created mechanical models of the bee’s wing in order to find the secret.
As it turns out, the honeybee flaps its wings an amazing 230 […]