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Concerns over the impact plastic has on our food

New concerns have been raised over the impact micro and nano plastic has on our food safety, in a report from Australia's science agency CSIRO.

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El Niño and La Niña have become more extreme and frequent because of climate change, study finds

CSIRO has found greenhouse gas emissions have likely been making El Niño and La Niña events more frequent and extreme since the 1960s. Up until now little was known about the role it played.

ABC News

Mice baiting ramps up as farmers attempt to prevent plague numbers

For the first time since 2011 a farm in south-west New South Wales is baiting for mice and a plane has been called in to help get the job done.

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Shipwreck found off Tasmanian coast after 50 years

A CSIRO investigation has confirmed the location of the MV Blythe Star shipwreck, almost 50 years after it sank off the Tasmanian coast.

The New Daily

Mushroom sales are shooting up as people look to reduce meat consumption and boost their health

Mushrooms are turning up on dinner tables across Australia in greater numbers than ever, as people look for meat alternatives.

ABC News

Blythe Star shipwreck located, 50 years after sinking off Tasmanian coast in 1973

The wreck of the Blythe Star is located almost 50 years after it sank off the Tasmanian coast, its crew believed dead — until, astonishingly, they appeared out of the bush far from where the ship sank.

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Fake views: calls grow to ban artificial turf in new suburbs

Artificial turf is springing up everywhere in Canberra's new suburbs.

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New demon catshark species discovered off coast of Western Australia

The newly discovered species was found off the coast of WA's Kimberley region.

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Why so many sea birds are showing up dead and dying on the beach

Solving the mystery of why dozens of dead sea birds have been found dead on the beaches at Tea Gardens this week.

Newcastle Herald

Lismore floods aftermath debate asks if land management could slow flow of water

As the painstakingly slow recovery continues for flooded communities across parts of Australia, a land management group says it's possible to take more than 2 metres off the flood peak by slowing the flow of water across the landscape.

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PBS directors linked to major redevelopment of historic site

There are plans to build an aged care precinct on the site.

The Canberra Times

AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says AI is a new form of intelligence unlike our own. Have we been getting it wrong this whole time?

Debates about AI often characterise it as a technology that has come to compete with human intelligence. Indeed, one of the most widely pronounced fears is that AI may achieve human-like intelligence and render humans obsolete in the process.

The Conversation

CATL unveils battery that may power electric airplanes and 1000km-range EVs

The world's largest battery maker says its new battery could power electric aircraft or propel electric vehicles beyond 1,000km on a single charge.

ABC News

Earth's orbit is becoming crowded with satellites and our window to the universe is at stake

For millennia humans have gazed up at the wonder of the night sky, but what we can see is rapidly changing because of our quest to be connected.

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Newcastle Herald

Holiday horrors happen, but life's too short

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Deep-seabed mining is creating a noisy problem for Australia — and it’s only getting louder

The rise of deep-sea mining is posing a threat to marine life across the world. Global action is needed, but will Australia stand up?

ABC News

Australia has had some biocontrols go awry, but plenty others were successful

When biocontrol is done well, it's the most powerful tool we have to control pests. Here are a few times that biocontrol has helped Australia's economy and environment.

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Ocean conditions in uncharted territory as water temperatures reach record high

Australian sea surface temperatures have been at record levels for more than a month, and it's not just our beaches being affected.

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The Guardian - AU

Australia’s resources minister heaps warm praise on gas as industry PR spree masks doubts about future

Madeleine King says gas can help decarbonise the economy but not even big users of the fossil fuel are convinced

ABC News

Reports of mice infestations across south-east Australia two years after devastating plague

Two years after a mouse plague devastated large parts of the country, farmers are reporting an increase in sightings again, but the CSIRO says numbers can be contained with good management.

The Conversation

Batteries won't cut it – we need solar thermal technology to get us through the night

Australia’s transition to renewables is gathering speed, but there’s a looming problem with storage. We will need much more long-duration storage to get us through the night, once coal and fossil gas exit the system.

ABC News

El Niño forecasting a hard task during unpredictable autumn, climate scientists say

It looks like an El Niño may develop this winter or spring, but one unexpected weather system could stop it in its tracks.

ABC News

Concentrated solar power is an old technology making a comeback. Here's how it works

Concentrated solar power is an old technology making a comeback, with the CSIRO forecasting it'll be a cheaper form of storage than pumped hydro. Here's how it works.

The New Daily

Smarter agriculture drives farms of the future

New local agricultural technologies can help Australian farmers fight the vagaries of climate and crop health.

ABC News

Carp herpes was meant to get rid of Australia's worst aquatic pest. So what happened to it?

Remember carp herpes? Or "caaaaarp herpes" as Barnaby Joyce put it back in 2016? It was meant to rid our waterways of the "disgusting, mud-sucking creatures". So what happened?

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