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'Like ocean rips': CSIRO report identifies 7 ‘global megatrends’ shaping the 21st century

Around 3.7 million Australians have been unintentionally caught in an ocean rip. For the unprepared it can be a harrowing experience – but for experienced surfers, rips are a handy way to ride through the whitewash and out to the break.

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Climate change, rising insurance costs, food security singled out in CSIRO megatrends report

The CSIRO's latest megatrends report, released every decade, says there has been a seismic shift in the challenges we'll face over the next 20 years, including climate change, geopolitics and artificial intelligence.

ABC News

Top scientist warns of seven 'megatrends'

The next 20 years will bring superbugs, disrupted global trade, scarce water and food supplies, and more deaths sparked by an unstable climate, the CSIRO warns.

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Pour One Out For This Legend At The CSIRO Who Needs A Zoomer To Take Over The Socials ASAP

“Hashtag jobs in social media Hashtag team CSIRO”.

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CSIRO joins deep-sea mining project in Pacific as islands call for industry halt

Agency to lead consortium in scheme targeting battery materials while conservationists say Australia on ‘wrong side of debate’

The Guardian - AU

Siblings Bill and Beryl were lost to each other for nearly 80 years. The discovery of a WWII shipwreck changed that

When the sunken wreck of a ship torpedoed by the Japanese in WWII was found in Bass Strait, not only did it give Bill Stewart comfort in knowing his dad's final resting place — it would lead to an emotional reunion with his long-lost sister.

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Psylo & CSIRO: A Partnership To Study Neuroplasticity Of New Psychedelic Compounds

Pre-clinical biotech psychedelics company Psylo has signed an agreement with Australia’s national science agency CSIRO to collaboratively investigate the therapeutic potential of the company’s lead drug candidates.

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Australian seaweed that limits methane from cows hits the shelves

The Australian meat industry is sighing a breath of fresh air after a native Australian seaweed that reduces methane from cows finally hit the market.

The New Daily

Australia's fire season now a month longer

Australia's bushfire season is a month longer than it was 40 years ago, and the number of extreme fire weather days is also much higher, scientists say.

AAP

New eradication zone established and 600 hives destroyed as NSW bee industry battles varroa mite

Producers and apiarists remain concerned about future almond harvest and potential for mites to carry deformed wing virus

The Guardian - AU

Methane-reducing seaweed asparagopsis up for sale after years of research

The first sale of an emission-reducing cattle feed has been announced in South Australia, marking a milestone after years of research and development.

ABC News

Net zero nuance: commentary on decarbonising the grid misses the mark on batteries and nuclear

One claim from the past week is based on a nuclear plant that hasn’t been built and another confuses the role of battery storage

The Guardian - AU

Varroa on the move: second biosecurity zone set up

The minister said the discovery was not cause for alarm

Newcastle Herald

Meet 5 remarkably old animals, from a Greenland shark to a featherless, seafaring cockatoo

Some animals can live to a startlingly old age, from the famous 392-year-old “Greenland shark” to a 190-year-old tortoise in the Seychelles. Two science studies published last week brings us closer to understanding why some animal species can live for so long – far longer than humans.

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Digitising the Australian National Herbarium may help us better understand how plants respond to climate change, researchers say

A new high-resolution camera at the CSIRO is set to photograph one million plant specimens in nine months, as researchers look into how the natural world is changing.

The Canberra Times

From the vaults, an irreplaceable plant collection gains digital protection

CSIRO's national herbarium collection is being digitised

The New Daily

Four ways to understand why Australia is so cold right now despite global warming

How should we conceive our day-to-day weather in the context of climate change, especially with a colder-than-normal start to winter?

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Governments, firms make new bet on green hydrogen as climate fix

The number of green hydrogen projects worldwide has increased more than three-fold in less than a year.

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How climate change could be exacerbating the spread of diseases like monkeypox and Japanese encephalitis

A new study predicts the changing climate will provide increased opportunities for the spread of novel viruses.

The Guardian - AU

White lies: Daily Telegraph’s excitement over bumper snow season skates over facts

A cold start to winter has the News Corp newspaper and Sky News telling ‘alarmists’ to chill, but what is really going on with snowfall?

ABC News

An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease cost the UK billions in 2001, so how can Australia keep it out?

If foot-and-mouth disease reaches Australia, it will send a wrecking ball through the economy, as it did in the UK 20 years ago. So what is the plan to keep it out? And how would an outbreak be contained?

ABC News

Former CSIRO executive Mark Wallis jailed for two years after defrauding government of $300,000

A former senior officer from the CSIRO is sentenced for fraud, after he spent more than $300,000 of the agency's money on items including a washing machine, a jet ski and two cars.

The Canberra Times

Former executive jailed for swindling CSIRO while in charge of fraud control

A judge described the 47-year-old as "the author of significant fraud" as she condemned him to 12 months behind bars.

AAP

Plastic on Aussie beaches down by a third

Improvements in waste management and shopping bag bans have helped lead to a reduction in plastic pollution on Australian beaches, according to new research.

The Guardian - AU

Scientists report ‘heartening’ 30% reduction in plastic pollution on Australia’s coast

CSIRO researchers say efforts to raise public awareness have quickly led to improvements in the environment

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