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.

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Double Helix

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ON THE DOUBLE

CAVEFISH TASTE WITH THEIR CHIN

SPEED MEET A SCIENTIST

WHY DOES THIS BIRD HAVE TEETH?

TOAD TASTER

BACKPACKS FOR BABY TURTLES

LOBSTER TECHNOLOGY

THIS SUIT STOPS CHEMICALS!

BY THE NUMBERS: BATCAM!

ELECTRIC EARTHQUAKES MAKE BIG GOLD NUGGETS

DEEP OCEAN PLASTIC

BEANIES FOR BRAIN SCANS

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Out of this world

HANDS-ON PALEONTOLOGY • What does it take to become a scientist? For award-winning paleontologist Geerat Vermeij, it’s all about curiosity and practicing the skill of observation.

A REAL-LIFE BATMAN

GUIDED THROUGH A DOG’S EYES

Haptics: Eyes on your fingertips

POSTER

Guinness World Records 2025: 70th anniversary edition

Science FACTopia!

Time-Travelling Shed

HUNTER’S HEADSTAND

POWERFUL PARALYMPIANS

TOUCH A NERVE

WHAT’S YOUR QUESTION?

THE DECOYS

GET DIZZY!

MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE

SEE SOUND

MAKE IT

ANIMAL SENSES

PUZZLES

PRIZES

ANSWERS