Double Helix Issue 54
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Dig up some marine fossils, read about virus fossils in your DNA, and make your own glue fossils!
Are you ready to travel through time? Explore ancient oceans in an underwater Jurassic Park. Or learn the secrets of the oldest living things as we investigate how to live forever. And we uncover some ancient fossils lurking inside your own DNA! + Full description
If you’re itching to get hands on, we’ve got you covered. Make a fossil from white glue or a prehistoric critter from paper. A bit of folding will reveal the symmetry in animals, and if you’re in an engineering mood, discover what makes boats float. Plus, you can plot a course home in our tricky time maze!
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Publication date: 1 March 2022.
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Magazine | March 2022 | $ 9.99ISBN: DH07/54 | 40 pages | 297 x 210 mm
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Colour illustrations, Colour photographs
Contents
FeaturesFOSSIL EMBLEMS: Does your state have a special fossil?
UNDERWATER JURASSIC PARK: Squiggly wigglies and stalkie walkies – discover the creatures of the Jurassic oceans!
THE SECRETS OF OLD, OLD AGE: Meet some of the oldest lifeforms on Earth, and uncover the secrets of ultra-long lifespans
PALEOVIROLOGY – HOW WE STUDY ANCIENT VIRUSES: Where do you dig up virus fossils? Inside your DNA!
Regulars
Snippets
Poster
Reviews
Time-travelling Shed
Planetary Post
Tech Timelines
Back of the Envelope
Microscope
Fiction
Activities
Glue Fossils
Try a Trilobite
Why do Boats Float?
Make It Comic
Puzzles
Competitions
Get Airborne
Footprints Through Time
Dinosaurs Down Under
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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 an interest in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
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