It’s National Science Week in Australia from 17 to 25 August, and a massive range of activities are planned throughout the country. You can join a National Kilowatt Count, an online survey monitoring Australian households’ energy consumption before and after simple lifestyle changes. Or you can opt for “Science in the City”, a huge festival in Sydney accompanied by over 200 events at the Australian Museum. How about “Science in the Arid Zone”, a celebration of the year of the outback in Alice Springs, Northern Territory? Here you’ll be able to look into all aspects of desert knowledge, from protecting Australian biodiversity to Aboriginal science. Check out Australian National Science Week on .
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