It鈥檚 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鈥 energy consumption before and after simple lifestyle changes. Or you can opt for 鈥淪cience in the City鈥, a huge festival in Sydney accompanied by over 200 events at the Australian Museum. How about 鈥淪cience in the Arid Zone鈥, a celebration of the year of the outback in Alice Springs, Northern Territory? Here you鈥檒l 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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