Pocket-sized experiments and steams trains could be the unusual combination to help draw disillusioned children back into science, educators hope.
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Five minutes of colouring has same benefits as meditation: expert
As little as five minutes of colouring in a day can have the same influence on the brain as an hour of practising conventional meditation techniques, according to a cognitive neuroscientist who has coined the term “colourtation”.
Wine drinkers explore how music can influence taste
Wine drinkers at this year’s World Science Festival in Brisbane are given the chance to explore how the beverage’s taste can be altered by different genres of music.
Brave Brisbane kids honoured for fighting off murderous stepfather
Cameron and Jayden Caulfield and their two siblings will be handed Australian Bravery Awards for disarming their drunken stepfather after he shot their mother and tried to strangle her.
World Science Festival recruiting tomorrow's innovators
Activities and experiments at the World Science Festival in Brisbane are helping to get kids excited about studying science and engineering.
Roar edge Victory 1-0 to hand Sydney Premiers' Plate
Brisbane’s win over Melbourne Victory confirms Sydney FC will win the 2016/17 A-League Premiers’ Plate.
Long-term planning, not 'knee-jerk' action needed to tackle SA blackouts: professor
No-one should have been surprised by the recent blackouts in South Australia, researchers tell the World Science Festival in Brisbane, saying the warning signs had been there for months.
Over 15,000 turn out for Crows-Lions AFLW grand final
“Go girls we’re here for ya”: Free transports helps get 15,000 fans to the inaugural AFL Women’s grand final, after the game was moved to Carrara due to damage at the Gabba grounds.
Crows scoop first AFLW premiership, winning GF by just one goal
An Erin Phillips-led Adelaide Crows storm to the first AFL Women’s premiership, edging Brisbane by a goal in the grand final at Carrara Stadium.
Taxidermists put skills on display at World Science Festival
Rare and endangered animals are given new lives by a team of Queensland Museum taxidermists, who share their skills at the World Science Festival.