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Smithsonian

The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex.

BBC Science   

Discover the world of science: breaking news, analysis and debate on science

BBC Earth   

Earth's plants, animals and environment.

CSIRO   

Australian research

Exploratorium   

The museum of science, art and human perception

Splash STEM Hub   

Science, Technology, Education and Maths

RiAus: Australia's Science Channel  

RiAus is Australia’s national science channel, making science fun, inspiring and accessible for all Australians.

National Science Digital Library    

Serving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education

Education in chemistry    

Education in Chemistry provides support for all teachers of chemistry across the secondary, further and higher education sectors. It aims to strengthen the community by providing high quality, peer-reviewed content, tools and resources that promote the sciences.

Live science     

Offers a fascinating window into the natural and technological world, delivering comprehensive and compelling news and analysis on everything from dinosaur discoveries, archaeological finds and amazing animals to health, innovation and wearable technology.

Science news

    Science news from the ABC

     Chemistry World the latest chemistry news

Magazines

CSIRO's science magazine for kids. Inside every issue you'll find articles, activities, puzzles, comics and prizes galore.

Australia's plants, animals and environment.

The world's people, places, plants and animals. Fabulous photographs.

Find amazing facts about animals, science, history and geography, along with fun competitions, games and more.

For the latest stories about environmental and sustainability science.

 

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Podcasts

National Science week 2021

A brief history of science

YouTube channels

  • National Geographic
  • Veritasium   and     Vsauce    Channels of science and engineering videos featuring experiments, expert interviews, cool demos, and discussions about everything science. 

Encyclopedia of life

Encyclopedia of life

Knowledge about life on earth.

Women in science

Visit The GiST to discover the varied careers of women in STEM, as well as a quiz that matches student interests to STEM subjects and careers.