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Australian ag tech is helping save endangered species

Home grown technology designed for cattle is now being used in the fight to protect some of the world's most vulnerable species including the koala and giraffe.

AAP

Swathes of Melbourne could face flooding from rising sea levels, new long-term modelling suggests

Government analysis finds climate change could see a quarter of Port Philip council area facing inundation from a 1.1-metre sea level rise and one-in-100-chance storm

The Guardian - AU

How do I use air conditioning efficiently? Is it better to blast it briefly throughout the day, or just leave it on?

Despite so many people having air conditioning at home now, many are still unsure how to use it efficiently. And air conditioning uses a lot of energy. For example, running all the lights in an average home all day and night consumes about the same energy as one hour of…

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Millions of dollars in Hunter's unspent Active Kids vouchers

Despite higher rates of childhood obesity, Hunter families are using fewer sports vouchers.

Newcastle Herald

Record voyage to uncover Antarctic climate mysteries

Scientists have set off on an almost 10,000km voyage to uncover information about the Southern Ocean that could shed light on the future of climate change.

AAP

Ted O’Brien’s fact-free nuclear cheerleading is cover for the same old climate vandalism

In huffing and puffing over renewables while denying the measurable costs of nuclear generation, the Coalition is digging in with the politics of relentless opportunism

The Guardian - AU

Pro-nuclear MP says Labor ‘weaponising’ CSIRO report showing renewables are cheapest

Shadow energy minister Ted O’Brien says report examines costs through an investment lens rather than a consumer lens, but Chris Bowen says nuclear crusade not viable

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Solar and on-shore wind provide cheapest electricity and nuclear most expensive, CSIRO analysis shows

Estimates show small modular nuclear reactors would provide most expensive power and will not be available until 2030

The Guardian - AU

Steeper cost of small reactors a blow to nuclear push

A push to add nuclear to Australia's energy mix may be silenced by a steep upward revision of the cost of small reactors by the national science agency.

AAP

Deep sea dormant volcanoes mapped for first time

Scientists hope mapping long-dormant volcanoes in the Southern Ocean can lead to a better understanding of a crucial current surrounding Antarctica.

AAP

Mine rehabilitation presents 'immense' opportunities

With hundreds of mines expected to close in coming decades, the rehabilitation process is expected to bring opportunities for First Nations communities.

AAP

Astronomers finally caught radio waves from 40 large galaxies in the nearby universe

Supermassive black holes reside in some of the biggest galaxies in the universe. They tend to be billions of times more massive that our Sun, and not even light itself can escape a black hole once it gets too close.

The Conversation

How to revamp your food proclivities

"Many factors influence food preferences, including age, genetics and environment"

Salon

CSIRO targets invasive weeds with natural enemies

Natural enemies of two invasive weeds will be released in NSW in an effort to control the unwanted visitors.

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Hydrogen cars next cab off the rank as demo servo opens

The national science agency has achieved a key milestone in the development of a local hydrogen industry with the opening of a refuelling and research station.

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Robot's three-year mission to gather ocean data

Scientists on the CSIRO research vessel Investigator have recovered a deep water robot that has spent three years gathering data in the Southern Ocean.

AAP

Sea walls, rock lobster populations feeling the pinch

As Torres Strait Islanders bring legal action against the Australian government for alleged inaction on climate change, the CSIRO is researching the impacts.

The Guardian - AU

‘Where did I go wrong?’ The scientist who tried to raise the climate alarm

Fifty years ago Australian researcher Graeme Pearman travelled the world with six flasks of air to help prove CO2 in the atmosphere was rising

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The Guardian - AU

WA government fails to back up premier’s claim expanding gas industry will be good for planet

Western Australian government declines to say whether Roger Cook’s claims backed by publicly available government or third-party analysis

The Conversation

It sounds like science fiction. But we can now sample water to find the DNA of every species living there

Figuring out what species live in an ecosystem, and which ones are rare or just good at hiding is an essential way to understand and care for them. Until now, it’s been very labour intensive.

The Conversation

We need a global treaty to solve plastic pollution – acid rain and ozone depletion show us why

After years of discussion, international negotiations on a global plastics treaty resume this week in Nairobi, Kenya, at the UN Environment Programme headquarters.

AAP

Scientists sail to study world's strongest current

Scientists aboard CSIRO research vessel Investigator will study the flow of warm waters through the current surrounding Antarctica.

The Guardian - AU

Greens say CSIRO’s independence must be protected after alleged collaboration with BP

Exclusive: Australian scientific agency rejects ‘ghostwriting’ claims made by US law firm representing victims of Deepwater Horizon oil spill

The Canberra Times

Plan for 300 homes on heritage site in Yarralumla moves ahead

The public is invited to have their say.

The Guardian - AU

Small modular nuclear reactor that was hailed by Coalition as future cancelled due to rising costs

Opposition climate and energy spokesperson had pointed to SMRs as a solution to Australia’s energy needs, but experts raise questions over price tag

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