Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from CSIRO

MPs in fresh push for nuclear power plan

A gathering of nuclear energy specialists and engineers has been organised to brief parliamentarians on the future of the sector.

AAP

Longer Australian bushfire seasons, more wild weather seen as climate warms - report

Australia's climate conditions will worsen in the years ahead, two national agencies said on Wednesday, warning of quicker changes in weather patterns and more frequent extreme climate events.

Reuters

BOM and the CSIRO State of the Climate 2022 report shows warming trends continue

Australia continues to warm, extreme heat days continue to become more frequent, fire weather continues to ramp up and sea levels continue to rise.

ABC News

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Heating climate requires broad action

The latest State of the Climate report has found oceans are warming at alarming rates, cyclones are intensifying and fire seasons are longer.

AAP

Australia faces worsening extreme weather events latest BoM and CSIRO climate report finds

The continent is now 1.47C hotter than it was in 1910 and sea levels around the coastline are rising at an accelerating rate

The Guardian - AU

Birds are back, crops are growing – but is the Murray Darling Basin plan working?

It is 10 years since the $13bn scheme was launched to restore the 1,500km system, and with it comes intensive debate about whether it is on track

The Guardian - AU

Plans to develop Canberra's historic Gungahlin Homestead into retirement village, aged care home

Canberrans enjoy a rare glimpse inside Gungahlin Homestead as the historic estate's new owners consider developing the site into a retirement village.

ABC News

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Sea foam put under the microscope to determine if it is safe to touch

Sea foam is the ocean's bubble bath, but is it safe? CSIRO algae scientist Anusuya Willis takes us into her lab to put it under the microscope.

ABC News

CSIRO chief’s exit offers Labor rare opportunity to alter direction of Australia’s science agency

New chief executive will have their work cut out for them after what some scientists call ‘painful’ change under Larry Marshall

The Guardian - AU

Science agency boss to stand down in June

Long-serving CSIRO chief executive Larry Marshall will call it quits in June 2023 after taking a leading role through the COVID-19 pandemic.

AAP

Glassy fangs and glowing fins: amazing deep sea animals found near Cocos Islands

Discovered in the deep: Scientists exploring the uncharted waters of the Indian Ocean uncover a multitude of dazzling sea creatures around a remote Australian island group

The Guardian - UK

Genetic engineering could be used to control mouse populations, research finds

Scientists demonstrated that a gene drive can be used to induce female infertility in the common house mouse, an invasive species in Australia

The Guardian - AU

Outdoor counsellor tackling eco-anxiety from beachside 'office' in southern Tasmania

On a typical work day, Karen Grant meets clients for a walk on the beach. She's one of a growing number of mental health professionals helping people with eco-anxiety — and getting outside is part of her advice.

ABC News

Forest regeneration that earned multimillion-dollar carbon credits resulted in fewer trees, analysis finds

Exclusive: Claim by academics, including former integrity chair of Australia’s carbon credit scheme, raises further doubts about system

The Guardian - AU

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

ABC News

Traditional custodians sign deal for $3b Square Kilometre Array telescope after years of negotiation

Traditional owners in Western Australia's Murchison have signed a land use agreement with the federal government, paving the way for a $3 billion radio telescope project.

The Canberra Times

ACT government in talks to buy CSIRO Ginninderra land

"The government has raised the matter with the new Commonwealth government," a spokesperson said.

ABC News

CSIRO biodiversity and sea-floor mapping mission finds weird, wonderful fish species

From fish that resemble dumplings to those that stand on their own "stilts" — deep in waters off Australia's coast, scientists are dredging up mysterious creatures.

The Canberra Times

Questacon budget boost to exceed fossil fuel funding gap

$10 million delivered over two years more than covers the loss of Shell in December and Inpex in June next year, as the contracts come to an end.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - AU

BoM boss apologises for rebranding debacle and says there are ‘significant learnings’ for bureau

Andrew Johnson tells Senate hearing ‘image rebrand’ followed research suggesting elderly and new immigrants were confused by term BoM

AAP

Bureau of Meteorology boss apologises

The head of the Bureau of Meteorology has apologised for causing confusion and uncertainty after the agency asked media to refer to it as "the bureau".

ABC News

Jim Chalmers just handed down his first federal budget, but did he get his facts straight?

Did the Treasurer get his facts straight in Labor's first budget speech in a decade? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

The Conversation

You might think solar panels have been perfected – but we can still make them even better and cheaper

The cost of turning sunlight into electricity has fallen more than 90% over the last decade. Solar is now the cheapest form of newly built energy generation.

ABC News

CSIRO accused of failing to disclose GISERA gas industry links in fracking information sheets

The information sheets included a recently-deleted statement that methane "may play a role" in climate change, which independent Senator David Pocock says is "straight out of the fossil fuel industry misinformation guide".

The Guardian - AU

CSIRO aims to ‘accelerate commercialism’ in new strategy as staff decry scientific diversion

Exclusive: government body denies ‘business-over-science’ approach but failed to inform federal minister of change in focus

The Canberra Times

Have you seen all the pretty roadside weeds?

They are a lovely by-product of all the rain

1 … 15 16 17 18

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Bureau of Meteorology

Clean Energy Regulator

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.