Cover of The Helix magazine issue 122.

The Helix magazine for ages 10+ is one of two magazines produced by CSIRO’s Double Helix Science Club. This bimonthly magazine is packed with science news, feature articles, hands-on experiments, comics and competitions.

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  • Person sitting in colourful lab environment. Photo from Network Ten Australia.

    Try your hand at exciting experiments and activities from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club. Mix some slime, build a rocket, make sultanas dance and more, using everyday equipment from around the house!

  • Masthead of The Helix magazine.

    Want to win some great prizes? Grab your copy of The Helix magazine and enter online now!

  • Masthead of Scientriffic magazine.

    CSIRO's Double Helix Club runs competitions for both The Helix and Scientriffic magazines. Enter the Scientriffic freebies competition now to win a prize.

  • Adam Spencer and Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki stand around a giant model of the human brain.

    Sleek Geeks, Adam Spencer and Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, talk about their mission to reveal the science hidden in our homes. Read more in this extract from The Helix magazine.

  • photo of a squirrel glider on Hume highway rope bridge

    Scientists are spying on the private lives of our native animals to reveal their road crossing skills. Read more in this extract from The Helix, CSIRO's science magazine for ages 10+.

  • Close-up photo of a Portuguese millipede's head.

    Look out, there are millipedes about! Read about the results of the CSIRO Double Helix Science Club national experiment, Millipede Mayhem.