Double Helix Issue 65

Cover of 'Double Helix' magazine issue 65, featuring a puppy with a caramel-coloured fur wearing white earphones and shaking its head so that its droo

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This scintillating issue of Double Helix presents a symphony of science about sound!

Sounds surround us everywhere we go – from big bangs to wispy whispers. These noises can tell a story about our world, such as the scientists monitoring rare birds with microphones. + Full description

Sound needs a medium to travel through but that didn’t stop our fiction writer from imagining a music competition in space. Sound can’t time-travel, but that didn’t stop paleontologists from working out what dinosaurs might have sounded like.

Sound can help us stay safe – such as by using soundwaves to detect earthquakes early. You can demonstrate this principal with a simple experiment. Sounds can also entertain us, and you can try your hand at Foley, the art of sound effects.

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News

Issue publication date: 15 July 2023

Details

Magazine | July 2023 | $ 10.99
ISBN: DH09/65 | 40 pages | 297 x 210 mm
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Colour illustrations, Colour photographs

Features

Looking for science, technology, engineering and maths news? We've got you covered! Inside every issue you'll find articles, activities, puzzles, comics and prizes galore.

Features
RINGS OF POWER – The Martu People of Western Australia’s desert country share their knowledge of linyji or fairy circles.
COUNTING KOALAS – CSIRO and their partners are counting koalas so help can be given where it is most needed.
SUPERSONIC FLIGHT: FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF SOUND – Scientists continue studying and developing aircraft for supersonic flight.
ROARSOME SOUNDS – How do we know what sounds ancient animals made?
EAVESDROPPING ON NATURE – Animal sounds are helping QUT researchers to find rare species and keep watch on ecosystems.

Regulars
Snippets
Poster
Reviews
Time-travelling Shed
Planetary Post
Tech Timelines Back of the Envelope
Microscope
Fiction

Activities
Make Your Own Stethoscope
Use Foley to Make Sound Effects
Hang On, What's That Sound?
Make It Comic
Crossword
Puzzles

Competitions
Make Your Own Music
Sound Wave
Music to Your Ears

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 an interest in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).