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How will you science? National Science Week is 11 - 18 August. Be inspired by finding an event near you at scienceweek.net.au

It's National Science Week - find an event near you by looking up the program at scienceweek.net.au
How will you science?

One of the best meteor showers of the year is peaking this weekend. What a wonderful start to National Science Week! Find a dark, clear area and enjoy the show.

Happy International Cat Day! 🐈 Did you know almost all black-and-orange 'tortoiseshell' cats are female?
Like most other mammals, female cats have two X chromosomes, which (in cats) carry the genes for determining fur colour: black or orange. Thanks to 'X-inactivation', one of the two X chromosomes is randomly 'turned off' across different patches of fur. Only the colour genes on the 'active' chromosome get expressed, resulting in the mottled appearance of our furry friends. 🐱
📷 baxtertatt / Pixabay

As the aftershocks continue following the devastating earthquake in Indonesia, find out more about the science of earthquakes.

This colourful character is a gold dust day gecko (Phelsuma laticauda). These Madagascar natives are a little unusual in the gecko world: they prefer to explore during the day, while most other gecko species are more active at night time. . 📷: Steven H. Keys / Keys Photography (CC BY4.0)

'Just the most amazing event to be able witness this in the wild.'

How does a queen bee come to be?👑 🐝

There's a lot going on when you enjoy your morning cup of coffee or a deliciously salty chip.

BREAKING: After years of work, scientists have published today a new approach to tackling cancer.

Australian Akshay Venkatesh has been awarded the highest honour in maths, the Fields Medal.

And that's it - half a million Facebook likes in just 10 months!
It shows the value of verified and quality science storytelling.
Thanks to all our followers and to the amazing team of producers, communicators and scientists who got us here.

"... waste isn't a problem, it's actually an incredible opportunity." #waronwasteau

It's a sad day for this cicada, the victim of a parasitic fungus from the genus Metarhizium. Although it sounds like something straight from a horror movie, these fungi can actually be really useful for biological control of insect pests. 📷: Tapio Linderhaus

With so many fashionable diet trends, it's sometimes hard to separate the science from the noise.

Sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and ...

This looks a bit...fishy. This confocal microscopy image shows the developing face of a 6 day old zebrafish larva. While the frowning 'lips' you see in this image will become the fish's mouth, those 'eyes' you see are actually developing nostrils. Studying how a zebrafish face develops tells us a lot about the faces of other organisms, too - even humans.
📷: Oscar Ruiz and George Eisenhoffer via NIH Image Gallery @nih.gov

No - it's not a joke. It's a potentially puzzling scientific question! 👀

On the night of July 27 - 28, there will be the longest lunar eclipse this century. Point your eyes to the sky Saturday morning at 5:30 am (AEST) (that's Friday evening 7:30 pm GMT) 🌕 🌔 🌓 🌒 🌚 🌘 🌗 🌖 🌕

Great place to hold a meeting. Friendly and well organised staff. Many thanks.