CSIRO modelling explores flood-mitigation options for Richmond Valley
Modelling by the CSIRO shows that even the installation of a series of upstream “detention” basins would not…
Farmer’s push to return lost CSIRO archives reveals 200 years of merino history
For nine years, sheep farmer Peter Small chased a scientist’s life’s work across the world. Earlier this month,…
Diamond dust could help build future quantum sensors, computers faster
Researchers at the University of Melbourne and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) in Australia have…
Signs of hope for Ningaloo Reef with baby coral following bleaching and cyclones
The UNESCO World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef is showing its first signs of recovery after a devastating year. The…
New technology developed in Canberra could prevent 70 million tonnes of milk waste each year
About a sixth of the world’s milk is wasted, over 150 million tonnes every year, but a Canberra…
A Cannibal Star Finally Solves One of Astronomy’s Biggest Mysteries
Scientists have linked a mysterious class of repeating cosmic signals to a white dwarf star stealing material from…
Hidden cosmic web revealed by WA’s Square Kilometre Array with biggest-ever magnetic map
Scientists around the world are celebrating the creation of the largest magnetic map of the universe ever produced.…
Most detailed map of the Universe’s hidden magnetic fields released
Scientists have produced what CSIRO says is the largest magnetic map of the Universe to date, a dataset…
First north-west cloudband of 2026 to develop over Australia, delivering a broad band of rain
After the nation’s driest April in eight years, an unfavourable monthly outlook and El Niño looming in the…
CSIRO to persist with cutting up to 350 jobs despite extra $387.4 million in federal funding
Australia’s national science agency CSIRO will persist with job cuts of up to 350 roles despite an extra…
Mouse plague fears deepen as chemical regulator rejects CSIRO bait research
Farmers battling the worst mouse plague they have ever seen on farms across Western Australia say a solution…
What 100 years of Australian soil samples in our national archive can tell us about our history and future
It’s not your usual archaeological dig, but rifling through boxes of soil at the Australian National Soil Archive…