Australia’s rebel time zone
mathematicsLook at the clocks in the roadhouses along a remote, 340km section of the highway through the Nullarbor and you’ll see they don’t match anyone’s smartphone time
World’s biggest T-rex unearthed
animalsA massive, fierce dinosaur nicknamed Scotty has been dug from sandstone. Its leg bones are so big it is thought to have weighed 8800kg when it roamed the Earth
Daylight saving on way out
mathematicsAs Australians in four states grope around in the darkness of the last daylight saving mornings of the season, Europe has voted to cancel this clock-changing practice
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What is a leap year?
February 29 is missing from this year’s calendar. We explain why and what it has to do with the Sun, the Earth and a calendar created way back in 1582
Bees know how to do basic maths
An Australian study has found that despite having tiny brains, bees can learn to add and subtract
How we tell the time just got more accurate
Since the 1960s, the Earth’s time has run on 400 official clocks that we all use every day without even realising it. But a new kind of almost-perfect clock could change everything
Definition of a kilogram about to change
Since 1889 we have weighed everything against a little cylinder of metal locked in a vault in France. Now, the world is about to agree to completely change the way it defines a kilogram
Good at maths equals good with money
Maths and money go hand in hand. Westpac research shows almost all adults believe learning maths is important in helping Aussies be smarter with their money
Hypersonic jet to fly New York-London in two hours
Hypersonic jets that travel five times faster than the speed of sound could be taking passengers by 2030
People power builds Australia’s electric highway
Tired of waiting for the government, electric-car owners of Australia have united to build a massive “electric highway” of charging stations right around the country
Kids growing wiser at saving money
New research shows children are becoming wiser at saving their pocket money with almost a third of the cash being stashed away
Fastest Rubik’s cube solve ever
Melbourne student Feliks Zemdegs is the fastest human ever to solve a Rubik’s cube. He took 4.22 seconds. How fast are you?
Lego Titanic docks in top musuem
Autistic teen’s Lego Titanic replica finds a permanent home in top US museum honouring the doomed ocean liner
This 6-year-old boy earns $14 million
While most six-year-olds are busy playing dress-ups and watching cartoons, one kindergarten boy is raking in millions and millions of dollars by simply reviewing toys online.
Angus’ sweet eye for business
Grade two entrepreneur Angus Walters is seeing his kooky Croc Candy being snapped up around the Northern Territory
Going cashless at hi-tech tuck shops
Canteens are going cashless in schools across Australia as technology changes the way we interact with money
Teacher a Wootube sensation
Sydney mathematics teacher Eddie Woo’s YouTube channel was made for one student. Now it has more than 100,000 subscribers. VIDEO
Student’s winning spinning formula
A year 8 Tintern Grammar student’s fidget spinner project has impressed national Maths Talent Quest judges
New iPhone turns your face into an emoji
Apple has unveiled three new iPhones at an event in Cupertino, California. VIDEO
