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National Science week starts on Saturday the 15th of August, and there are so many events around Melbourne to be part of.

Have you seen the most recent Old Spice advertising campaign “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like”? The adverts are comical, ridiculous and use some pretty impressive choreographing to get the finished project – all in just one take.

Genetics: one of the great breakthroughs of the 20th century, revolutionising our understanding of life on Earth. We’ve found a collection of great animated videos which cover some of the basics of genetics in a fun way.

A current citizen science project, being run as part of National Science Week, is calling on Australians to travel back in time and use ships’ logs to uncover information about our global climate. Join in and become an honorary scientist!

Melbourne’s laneways are iconic and here at Laneway Learning we’ve made our home in some of the best laneway cafes and bars around. But as much as Melburnians love our laneways, how many of us know the story behind them?

If you don’t know what the speed of light is, you can actually measure it yourself. And you can do this with a hot dog… no, really you can!

Ever wondered which countries drink the most coffee? What the US would look like if it was on the moon? Where all the smart people live? How the average penis and breast sizes compare around the world?

Did you know that, chronologically speaking, a T. rex is closer to seeing Miley Cyrus than to meeting a stegosaurus?!

Yep, the history of the universe, and everything in it, is mind-blowingly fascinating. But how could you visualise that?

There are too many museums in the world to realistically visit them all. But now you can see much of the world’s cultural heritage at home!

Do you know why woodpeckers don’t get headaches? Well, someone decided to find out! This and other bizarre scientific research is celebrated each year with the Ig Nobel Prizes.