All they need to do is ask.

On Friday, 12 August Professor Ian Chubb launched a week-long festival to celebrate science across Australia.

In the first part of a series that looks at maths in every day life, find out how an understanding of maths helps horses trainers every single day.

Sometimes when you think of scientists, it’s easy to imagine someone sitting in a lab day in day out and never really seeing the light of day.

Have you ever wanted to look after animals, train a telescope at the stars or find out the future of the planet Earth? Science is stacked with exciting jobs where you can literally invent the future, learn about the past or just enjoy the present!
By Heather Catchpole

Some of history’s greatest scientists reach fame through revolutionary theories, new inventions or groundbreaking discoveries. For Fox Cassidy, super-scientist status came from an experiment with red slime.

Australia’s best high school students in maths and science will be going for gold as they compete at the International Science and Mathematical Olympiads next month.

Shotput, hurdles, hammer throws and… maths? It might not seem to fit, but the Australasian Problem Solving Mathematical (APSM) Olympiads are now giving students the chance to be Olympic champions.

Find out how scientific processes and the power of the sun create the flavour of your favourite Jelly Beans

Have you ever wanted to see what DNA actually looks like? Well try this great experiment, which shows you how to isolate the DNA of a strawberry…