CSIRO counts down to Mars Tweetup
From launch to landing and beyond, CSIRO's Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex will be a vital link in the communications gateway for NASA's latest mission to Mars, and for followers on Twitter....
View ArticleMaking new food chain friends
Techniques developed to study human social relationships can be used to analyse feeding relationships in nature, Australian and US researchers have shown. (6:39)
View ArticleFinance industry counts on CSIRO
In an unpredictable global financial system, CSIRO's skills are increasingly sought after as leading financial institutions look to surpass the performance of their peers. (7:55)
View ArticleHelping the food industry shake the salt habit
Reformulating processed foods to reduce salt, sugar and saturated fat or to increase fruit, vegetable and fibre content offers the food industry many opportunities. (6:38)
View ArticleBeating the world's deadliest viral villains
In this vodcast, we go inside CSIRO's Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL), the front line of defence in helping to protect Australia from the threat of exotic and emerging animal and human...
View ArticleGlobal Carbon Project: warning to the world
Global carbon dioxide emissions increased by a record 5.9 per cent in 2010 following the dampening effect of the 2008–2009 Global Financial Crisis (GFC), according to scientists working with the Global...
View ArticleClimate change is hot on the tail of fish
Marine life may need to relocate faster than land species as a result of climate warming, according to new research published in 'Science'. (7:49)
View ArticleBringing back the box gum grassy woodlands
Australian agriculture faces a big challenge: to produce more food to feed a growing population while using fewer resources, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, coping with climate change, and looking...
View Article2011 ATSE oration - presented by Dr Megan Clark
This presentation at the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering was given by CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Megan Clark. Provided here is a transcript of the speech, originally delivered on 26...
View ArticleFewer cyclones but they'll hit harder
In the future fewer tropical cyclones may form off Western Australia but they may become more intense, shows new research from a Western Australian climate research collaboration.
View ArticleScanning forests for their carbon secrets
Researchers at CSIRO have been scanning trees (in this case, Jeffrey pine trees in the United States of America) with ground-based laser scanning technology (called ECHIDNA) to estimate how much plant...
View ArticleLupin flour gives pizza power
Dr Rhonda Foley is examining the seed storage protein genes in lupins. The aim of this work is to identify important proteins that play a role in nutrition, including proteins involved in satiety --...
View ArticleScientists set sail south in search of climate evidence
A team of CSIRO scientists are embarking on a month-long research voyage to the Antarctic to investigate the impact of climate change on the Southern Ocean. (8:36)
View ArticleThe buzz around the fly named after Beyoncé
A previously un-named species of horse fly whose appearance is dominated by its glamorous golden lower abdomen has been named in honour of American pop diva, Beyoncé. (5:15)
View ArticleFood fight: Scientists vs. Climate change
A major transformation in the food system is required if we are to address future threats to food security says CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Megan Clark. (9:41)
View ArticleA sheep in sheep's clothing
An international research team has provided an unprecedented in-depth view of the genetic history of sheep, one of the world's most important livestock species. (6:32)
View ArticleFingerprints of climate change found on ocean currents
Oceanographers have identified a series of ocean hotspots around the world generated by strengthening wind systems that have driven oceanic currents, including the East Australian Current, polewards...
View ArticleThe planet's under pressure
In the lead up to the 2012 United Nations (UN) Conference on Sustainable Development - Rio+20, a contingent of CSIRO scientists will join international colleagues at the London Planet Under Pressure...
View ArticleGiant water wall discovered riding the ocean currents
Deep-diving ocean 'gliders' have revealed a 200-metre tall, 40 kilometre wide wall of undiluted Bass Strait water travelling hundreds of kilometres to the Indian Ocean.
View ArticlePass the genes for the Yellow Box please
CSIRO in collaboration with Greening Australia are working in a project to assess the genetic diversity of the iconic eucalyptus Yellow Box across the country in order to improve its restoration. (6:22)
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