Triple S - Science for School Students

A rare South American frog, thought to be extinct for nearly a decade, has been sighted by scientists in a remote area of Columbia.
The frog species, like many other amphibians, is susceptible for a fungus known as chytridiomycosis. Scientists hope that the discovery may mean that other species have also survived and even developed […]

Later this year, NASA will launch a satellite mission to study noctilucent, or “night-shining” clouds, seen as thin bands with distinctive rippling at twilight.
At around 80km above the earth’s surface, noctilucent clouds are the highest-placed of all cloud formations. Recent studies suggest that over time, they have become brighter and are sitting lower. The […]

It’s a common-repeated “fact” - that a goldfish has a memory of only three seconds. But according to a veterinary conference held in Hobart, Tasmania, that’s just not true. Studies using food have shown that fish are much smarter than previously thought, and that goldfish memories can last as long as three months.
Vet dispels goldfish […]

A dinsoaur fossil with a dragon-like, horny head found in South Dakota in the United States has been named “Dracorex hogwartsia” - Dragon King of Hogwarts - in a tribute to JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series of books.
The new species lived around 66 million years ago - just a million years before dinosaurs became […]

A huge underwater structure, roughly the size of Uluru, has been discovered off the coast of August in South Western Australia.
A team from the University of WA found the structure, named Mt Gabi, by accident.
Underwater Uluru found off WA coast - ABC News Online

Considering that Australia has some of the best competitive swimmers in the world, it’s not surprising that a lot of research goes into finding ways to make them move even faster in the pool. That’s where science and sport come together.
The CSIRO mathematics and computer simulations to test changes in swimming strokes. The researchers are […]