The Latest Breaking News from CSIRO

Interest-free loans to power up demand for clean energy

Interest-free loans on solar panels and batteries will be offered by one major bank in a bid to make renewable energy affordable to more households.

AAP · Oct 30, 2023

The Beetaloo gas field is a climate bomb. How did CSIRO modelling make it look otherwise?

Even as Australia braces for a summer of projected extreme heatwaves and bushfires amid the intensifying climate crisis, the fossil gas industry is gearing up for a truly enormous new fracking project in the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Basin.

The Conversation · Oct 30, 2023

Emissions of Beetaloo Basin gas projects ‘significantly underestimated’ by government, analysis finds

Climate Analytics says onshore emissions of proposed fracking understated by up to 84% in ‘a rosy picture that simply doesn’t reflect reality’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 30, 2023

Plastics spill from Queensland’s Bribie Island could harm wildlife for years, expert warns

CSIRO says 40,000 small discs accidentally discharged from research centre into the ocean are ‘non-toxic’ and ‘highly stable’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2023

Replacing Australia’s retiring coal power stations with small nuclear reactors could cost $387bn, analysis suggests

The figure adds fuel to the growing political dispute over the pace and form of Australia’s energy transition

The Guardian - AU · Sep 17, 2023

The Canberra 4yo who's smarter than 99% of the world

Does Canberra have what it takes to nurture 'a beautiful mind'?

The Canberra Times · Sep 16, 2023

Astronomers have discovered a rare 'polar ring galaxy' wrapped in a huge ribbon of hydrogen

Galaxies come in many shapes and sizes, from giant, slowly rotating ovals and fast-whirling spiral disks to faint ball-shaped blobs and dwarf irregulars. Most large, bright galaxies – including our own Milky Way – are orbited by a gang of much smaller dwarf galaxies.

The Conversation · Sep 13, 2023

Invasive species lead driver of biodiversity loss in Australia – and feral cats have biggest impact, report finds

National response urgently needed to prevent further extinction of native flora and fauna, advocates say

The Guardian - AU · Sep 4, 2023

The true damage of invasive alien species was just revealed in a landmark report. Here's how we must act

Invasive alien species are driving biodiversity loss and extinctions in every country, all over the world.

The Conversation · Sep 4, 2023

To boost Indigenous employment, we need to map job opportunities to skills and qualifications. Our new project does just that

For employers wanting to recruit Indigenous workers, two key factors stand in their way: geography combined with lack of job diversity, and a mismatch between educational qualifications and job opportunities.

The Conversation · Aug 29, 2023