Double Helix Issue 48
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This issue we're thinking super-sized! Read all about big cats, big bugs, big data and big ideas!
This issue, we’re looking at how big life can be! We meet some big cats, and find out about their individual personalities. Travel back in time with us to a time when bugs ruled, and dragonflies were the size of owls. And take a trip around the world to see how large the diversity of life really is. + Full description
If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves, we have some great activities for you to try. If you’re always forgetting to water your plants, try our self-watering setup. We’ve also got some tips for taking great nature photographs and even a way to turn your room into a giant camera!
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Magazine | June 2021 | $ 9.50ISBN: DH06/48 | 40 pages | 297 x 210 mm
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Colour illustrations, Colour photographs
Contents
FeaturesTHE CLOUD – Have you ever wondered where Minecraft servers are, or how video calls work? They all rely on the cloud
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND AI HELP SAVE BABY TURTLES – CSIRO is partnering with Microsoft and rangers from Aak Puul Ngantam Cape York to look after baby turtles
BIG BUGS – Two-metre-long millipedes, dragonflies with the wingspan of an owl: this is the world 300 million years ago
BIODIVERSITY AROUND THE WORLD – We’re taking a trip around planet Earth to explore biodiversity: the amazing and rich variety of life
BIG CATS AND THEIR BIG PERSONALITIES – Researcher Janice Vaz explains how to identify behaviours that make animals unique
Activities
Giant Camera
Discover the Natural World Through Photography
Self-Watering Plants
Make It Comic
Puzzles
Authors
The Double Helix team is part of CSIRO Publishing and has a long-standing reputation for delivering expertly written, fascinating and fun science material for young people, with an aim to foster interest in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
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