Double Helix Issue 66

Cover of 'Double Helix' magazine issue 66, featuring a striking yellow-orange snake against a black background.

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We're exploring the science of venom – from the cute platypus to the fearsome stonefish!

Want a magazine with bite? This issue, we’re looking at venom! Meet the experts who milk snakes to make antivenom, or check out the lumpy stonefish and learn how it could help us fight worm infestations. We meet Australia’s cutest venomous animal: the platypus. And we calculate which is more deadly – a single snake, or a hive full of bees! + Full description

Want to get hands-on with toxins? We’ve got a tasty recipe inspired by snake venom. Check out our instructions for an origami snake. Plus, we’ve got an amazing venom card game to cut out and enjoy!

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News

Issue publication date: 01 September 2023

Details

Magazine | September 2023 | $ 10.99
ISBN: DH09/66 | 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
INDIGEMOJI – Teaching people to speak the Indigenous language Kaytetye just got easier – they now have their own emoji!
YOUTH POWER: MAKING OUR WORLD BETTER WITH POLICIES – Scientists and government are working together to create a better world.
THE STONEFISH’S TWIN TOXINS – Danica is testing stonefish toxins, looking for new medicines.
THE VENOMOUS PLATYPUS – So much about the platypus is strange, but particularly their venom.
SUPER VENOMOUS SNAKES – Australian Reptile Park’s super-venom snakes are the key to Australia’s lifesaving antivenoms.

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

Activities
Make It Comic
Tasty Venom
Take That Toxin!
Venom Wordsearch
Puzzles

Competitions
Octopus's Garden
Close-up Snapshot
Robo-Spidey
Youth Power! Up for a Challenge?

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).