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25.01.2022 TODAY: Science in the Swamp at Centennial Parklands! Discover the amazing superpowers you’ll find in nature, including super sight, super hearing, super strength and camouflage. Plus, the incredible roving dinosaur is back!

24.01.2022 TONIGHT: The Einstein Lecture: Elisabetta Barberio on Dark Matter. What lies in the space between stars? How can we measure things that are invisible? Find out about the progress in detecting dark matter interactions, 6.30pm at UNSW.

24.01.2022 TODAY: Science in the Wild at The Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan. Join our scientists as they show what amazing superpowers you find in nature. Super sight, super hearing, super strength and camouflage are only some of the capabilities you will discover.

24.01.2022 TONIGHT: Days of Our Hives is the tale of Alanta Colley's adventures and misadventures in urban beekeeping, combining stand-up, storytelling and scientific revelations about the weird and wonderful world of bees.

23.01.2022 TONIGHT: learn how to maintain a healthy heart and mitigate your risks of heart disease from prominent researchers and practitioners, followed by an audience Q&A #SSF19

22.01.2022 TONIGHT: Meet scientists and uncover their fascinating research areas, such as ancient Wollemi Pines, rainforest plants, and persoonia. Visit the nocturnal Cumberland Woodlands and check out the PlantBank labs.

22.01.2022 TONIGHT: Moon Landing to Mars Landing. Scientist Peter Eyland from the Sutherland Astronomical Society shares the remarkable history of space flight, and details NASAs plans to eventually land a human on Mars. Sutherland Shire Library, 6.30pm.

21.01.2022 We are partnering with Think Inc. and Sean M. Carroll for the Sean Carroll: Our Preposterous Universe tour. See Sean at Sydney Town Hall in February. More information and tickets are available through www.thinkinc.org.au. #ThinkCarroll

19.01.2022 TONIGHT: find out about Australia's volcanic history, and the likelihood of a future eruption, with volcanologist and geochemist, Associate Professor Heather Handley. FREE event, bookings required.

18.01.2022 WIN two free tickets to Days of Our Hives, by Alanta Colley - Science and Comedy. Simply share your best bee fact below, and you'll be in the running! About Days of our Hives: Urban beekeeper Alanta Colley combines stand-up, storytelling and scientific revelations about the weird and wonderful world of bees. More info about the show at https://bit.ly/320wzDo : Boris Smokrovic

18.01.2022 TONIGHT: Alan Duffy on the Moon - Join Australian Museum's Eureka Award-winner Professor Alan Duffy in this special event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing and consider the future of our closest celestial body. 6pm at Australian Museum.

17.01.2022 What's on day 1 of Sydney Science Festival 2019? Check out today's highlights at https://bit.ly/2yJDfs0 : Jennifer Hayes

16.01.2022 TONIGHT: Guided by astronomers from Department of Physics and Astronomy - Macquarie University view distant worlds through our telescopes around Mrs Macquarie Chair Lookout, The Domain. FREE event.

15.01.2022 Female tech visionaries have always been at the forefront of technology and innovation, yet theyve been overlooked, until now. Find out about forgotten pioneers and learn how women will continue to shape the technology of our future.

15.01.2022 TODAY: Hear from astronomers about the most exciting challenges in current astrophysics, including How do galaxies form and evolve? How do we detect planets around other stars? What are dark matter and dark energy? How do you take a picture of a black hole? How do we deal with such huge amounts of data? Find answers to these and much more, 2pm at the Powerhouse Museum!

15.01.2022 TONIGHT: Physics in the Pub - a fun and thought-provoking evening full of quizzes, demos, songs and philosophy!

15.01.2022 TODAY: Hear the beautiful Planets suite by Gustav Holst, performed live by the Sydney Youth Orchestra, before an evening of star and planet gazing. Starts 3pm at Centennial Parklands.

15.01.2022 TODAY: Science in the Swamp at Centennial Parklands! Discover the amazing superpowers youll find in nature, including super sight, super hearing, super strength and camouflage. Plus, the incredible roving dinosaur is back!

15.01.2022 TODAY: Take a trip through time to the ancient land of Gondwana, with this fantastic family day of hands-on science fun at the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden.

15.01.2022 TODAY: Indigenous Science Experience Family Fun Day! Come along to get hands-on with a diverse range of interactive science activities for all ages in a celebration of Indigenous and Western science. 10am, Redfern Community Centre.

13.01.2022 TONIGHT: Theoretical physicist, cosmologist, astrobiologist and bestselling author Paul Davies explores new theories about what life is and how it began. Free event, bookings essential.

13.01.2022 Cruise around Sydney Harbour aboard Tribal Warriors Mari Nawi. Stargaze and learn how to use stars to mark your position from expert Indigenous Astronomer Robert S. Fuller.

12.01.2022 TODAY: A panel of experts discusses how Australian innovations in medical technology are improving the lives of people around the world. 2pm at the Powerhouse Museum

12.01.2022 Take a trip through time to the ancient land of Gondwana for a fantastic family day of hands-on science fun at the The Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Mount Tomah, August 17!

11.01.2022 Sydney Science Festival begins TOMORROW! Have you booked tickets to your favourite events yet? There's still time! https://sydneyscience.com.au/2019/

11.01.2022 Sydney Science Festival 2019 has come to an end! Thanks to everyone who worked to make this year's festival a huge success, and thanks to everyone who came along to our events. We hope to see you all again next year!

11.01.2022 TONIGHT: The Decline of Insect Populations. 41% of the worlds insect species are in dramatic rates of decline, while a third of them are threatened and may become extinct over the next few decades. Learn more at this FREE event, 6.30pm at Stanton Library.

10.01.2022 TONIGHT: Australian Space Frontiers - a panel of key players and experts discuss Australia's opportunities in the new space race. 6pm at the Powerhouse Museum.

09.01.2022 TODAY: Big Science Day at the Powerhouse Museum. Come along and engage in hands-on science activities, demonstrations and exhibits which explore the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM).

08.01.2022 TODAY - Join researchers from the Australian National Maritime Museum for a Sydney harbour health check. Explore the hidden world of Darling Harbour and learn about the harbours surprising biodiversity and regeneration. Pilot a Sofar Trident underwater drone and discover what actually lies beneath the waters surface: https://bit.ly/2MSFr91

07.01.2022 TONIGHT: Activism in the Age of Climate Change. The New Climate Movement has seen many diverse groups come together led by students, communities, scientists and experts across several fields. Join us to hear from Australian climate leaders as they share insights into their motivations, inspirations and the projects that are making a difference for their communities.

07.01.2022 TODAY: Can you kick the physics out of a footy? How fast can you run in a sprint test? And how much energy can you generate on a skate ramp? Find out at this FREE science-based family fun day at GIANTS stadium!

06.01.2022 TODAY: Spotlight Prowl in Centennial Parklands. The park is home to a variety of nocturnal creatures, from brushtail possums, microbats and tawny frogmouths to one of Sydneys largest colonies of grey-headed flying-foxes. Join us from 4.30pm for a dusk walk to spot them.

06.01.2022 TONIGHT: Be enthralled as brilliant scientists tell great stories of their cutting-edge work. It's all part of Ockham's Razor, the ABC Science podcast, live 6pm at the Powerhouse Museum.

05.01.2022 Ambrose Hayes of School Strike 4 Climate on fighting for action on climate change in the The Sydney Morning Herald. You can catch Ambrose on 9 August as part of Activism in the Age of Climate Change at the Powerhouse Museum.

04.01.2022 TONIGHT: Curing Diseases in Space. How will the space environment shape us, and how will we accommodate to this new biology as we delve further into space exploration? Uncover the effects of space travel on human biology with Dr. Joshua Chou, 6.30pm at Australian Museum.

04.01.2022 TODAY: Kids go FREE day at Taronga Zoo!

03.01.2022 TONIGHT: Rethinking Evil - We are fascinated by monstrous acts and the people who commit them. But do we need to rethink evil and the other labels that we apply to people who do wrong if we want to reduce risk and harm? A panel of experts breaks down the science behind human behaviour, 6.30pm at UNSW.

01.01.2022 TONIGHT: Women and the Internet - The history of technology is one of men and machines, transformation tales of garages to grand mansions, alpha nerds and brogrammers. But female tech visionaries have always been at the forefront of technology and innovation, yet theyve been overlooked, until now. 6.30pm at Sydney Town Hall - Free event, bookings essential.