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.

ON THE COVER

Double Helix

HELIX HQ

ON THE DOUBLE

FREEZE!

SNIFFING OUT PLATYPUSES

GET YOUR DUCKS IN A ROW!

ECO-FRIENDLY GLITTER

MILKY WAY’S HEART FARTS

RECORD SET FOR ANIMAL WITH THE MOST LEGS

BY THE NUMBERS: BLAST OFF

CREATIVE TRICKS WITH LEGO® BRICKS

WAKING A SLEEPING LANGUAGE

WANT A CAREER IN SPACE?

PREDICTING SPACE WEATHER

Closing in on fast radio bursts

CHARGING TOWARDS THE STARS • TO BLAST OFF INTO ORBIT, YOU COULD MIX A BATCH OF EXPLOSIVE CHEMICALS AND RIDE THE FIREBALL OF HOT GASES SAFELY INSIDE A ROCKET. BUT THERE IS A QUIETER WAY TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE EMPTINESS OF SPACE – USING STREAMS OF CHARGED PARTICLES, CALLED IONS.

POSTER

THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF PECULIAR PAIRS IN NATURE

SPACEWARP: COLLIDING COMETS AND OTHER COSMIC CATASTROPHES

TIME-TRAVELLING SHED

MAY METEORS • GREETINGS, COSMIC CLAN! GAIL LEXY HERE, WITH A METEORIC MESSAGE.

SHORTCUTS TO SPACE • The first part of a rocket launch requires the most fuel. What if we could take a shortcut and save that energy?

BACK OF THE ENVELOPE

WHAT’S YOUR QUESTION?

THE COLLECTOR

SQUASHED AIR • WHY DO SPACECRAFT AND METEORS HEAT UP WHEN THEY ENTER THE ATMOSPHERE? PEOPLE SOMETIMES THINK IT’S BECAUSE OF FRICTION BETWEEN THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE SPACECRAFT. BUT THE TRUTH IS A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED.

SOFT-DRINK SUNDIAL • DO YOU HAVE TROUBLE KEEPING TRACK OF THE TIME? MAKE YOUR OWN CLOCK WITH A SOFT-DRINK CUP AND STRAW.

CONE ROCKET • HERE’S A SIMPLE AND FUN FLYING ACTIVITY. COUNTDOWN: 3, 2, 1, AND SQUEEZE FOR BLAST OFF!

TOOTHPICK TRICK • TRY THIS TRICK USING WATER PRESSURE! YOU’LL BE ABLE TO CREATE A SIMPLE STAR SHAPE USING TOOTHPICKS.

MAKE-IT COMIC

FAIRGROUND HIGH STRIKER

COSMIC RING

SPACE SQUARED

OPEN TELESCOPE!

BRIGHT STAR

QUICK QUIZ

BRAIN TEASER

JUST FOR LAUGHS

PRIZES