Hamish McCallum explains How will Delta evolve? The COVID-19 pandemic is a dramatic demonstration of evolution in action. Evolutionary theory explains much of what has already happened, predicts what will happen in the future and suggests which management strategies are likely to be the most effective. For...
Raising a family is one of the most important jobs you’ll ever have, but the sudden loss of a partner due to their line of work flips your world entirely –this was the reality for Queensland Mum, Beckie MacKinney-Clohesy on the 24th of August 2010. Beckie’s...
Looking for some great activities for kids during lockdown? National Science Week gave everyone a chance to get involved whether you are at home or at school. Here are some ideas for activities at home. With thanks to Jenny Lynch from Creative Science and Emma Donnelly...
While children have been largely spared the most severe symptoms of the COVID-19 infection, the Delta variant is spreading quickly among young people. A new study by a Canadian public health agency reports that babies and toddlers are more likely to transmit COVID-19 within households, which...
The Wiggles band family has officially grown to eight. In the biggest cast shake-up to date, the beloved children's band has grown by four, in a move to represent diversity and gender equality. “The Wiggles were created during a time when early childhood educational concepts were the...
It’s more infectious, probably causes more severe disease, and challenges our vaccines, writes Michael Toole While Australians may be focused on the havoc the Delta variant is wreaking on our shores, Delta is in fact driving waves of COVID infections all around the world. With the World...
Alicia Geddes longs to spend her first year of motherhood at home with her son. Unlike some of my more career-focused friends, I dreamt about being home with my baby full-time, at least for the first few years. I looked forward to my new roles as...
If you are one of the millions of Australians in lockdown, you are not alone in feeling a range of emotions difficult to put into words. Writes Neeraja Sanmuhanathan. Lockdown days are blurry, with time lost within our own four walls. These walls are far more...
Babies and children learn about their world through play, language and using their imagination, writes Bernadette Franzoni Picture books Your child will love the intimacy of the two of you sitting together reading a book aloud to them. They will also love that one on one precious...
Phoebe Roth asked 5 experts Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) recently announced provisional approval for the Pfizer vaccine to be used in 12-15-year-olds. We learned on Monday that the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has advised that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 12-15,...
