Double Helix Issue 74

Cover of 'Double Helix' magazine issue 74 showing a large asteroid about to hit a planet.

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In this issue, discover the fascinating and sometimes ferocious powers of nature!

Awesome, scary and super interesting – we’re talking natural disasters! Learn about Australia’s earthquakes, and why we avoid the biggest shakes. Then join us as we visit Pompeii, an ancient town preserved by a volcanic eruption. With eyes to the skies, we look at plans to protect Earth from asteroids, and returning to the ground, we ask: could we power the world with lightning? + Full description

If all this excitement has your fingers tingling, we’ve got lots for you to do. Test your building skills with a jelly earthquake, or bake yourself a tasty asteroid. You could discover the secrets of soil liquefaction with sand and a mallet. Or grab a whiteboard marker and make pictures float!

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News

Issue publication date: 1 September 2024

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Details

Magazine | September 2024 | $ 11.99
ISBN: DH10/74 | 40 pages | 296 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
SEARCHING DNA FOR STORIES – Justine Clark reads people’s DNA to personalise the way cancer is treated
WHEN THE EARTH MOVES – Did you know that earthquakes happen in Australia? Find out where, and why we don’t get the really big ones
THE HIDDEN MYTHS OF POMPEII – Thousands of years ago, a volcanic eruption buried Pompeii. We uncover the facts about a lost city
A SPARK OF BRILLIANCE – CSIRO’s harnessing AI in the fight against bushfires

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

Activities
Floating Images
Jelly Earthquake Engineering
Asteroid Brownies
Make It Comic
What to Do, What to Do!
Puzzles

Competitions
Launch Your Imagination
I Lava You
How Do You Jenga?

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).