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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....

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Making 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)

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Finance 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)

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Helping 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)

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Beating 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...

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Global 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...

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Climate 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)

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Bringing 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...

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2011 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...

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Fewer 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.

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Scanning 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...

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Lupin 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 --...

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Scientists 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)

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The 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)

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Food 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)

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A 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)

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Fingerprints 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...

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The 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...

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Giant 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.

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Pass 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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