Triple S - Science for School Students

A rare Chinese frog has been found to use ultrasonic frequencies to communicate - some signals at a level more than six times the limit of human hearing. The adaption allows the concave-eared torrent frogs to communicate in their particular environment, a mountainous area near Shanghai which includes many loud waterfalls and streams.
Animals that […]

A new study of saltwater crocodiles in the Northern Territory has shown they are more territorial than previously thought, most staying within 2km of ‘their’ stretch of river. The study is tracking a group of 20 adult crocodiles with transmitters fitted around their necks.
Scientists will use the data to help with crocodile mangement around inhabited […]

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has started sending back High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera images of Mars to excited NASA engineers and scientists.
The MRO went into orbit around the Red Planet on March 10, after leaving Earth in August last year. Its mission is to find evidence that water persisted on Mars for […]

Travellers in the far north of Western Australia are being asked to keep an eye out for snakes that have been run over on the road for scientific study.
The Department of Conservation and Land Management is after specimans that are fresh, particularly of venomous and whip snakes from the Kimberley. Anyone collecting snakes should ensure […]

A new biotechnology program in West Australian high schools will involve a team of world-renowned scientists, including several ‘Australian of the Year’ winners and a Nobel Prize winner.
Head of the Joondalup Family Health Study team Lyle Palmer says “We basically need to bring the population up to speed so that WA can lead the way […]

San Francisco’s Museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception has a collection of simple, fun experiments that anyone can do. Create a spectrograph, telescope or salt volcano; explore your brain or skateboard physics; find out how your memory works or grow massive marshmellows; or do one of the other 500 activities in the Exploratorium.
Exploratorium: […]