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740,000km of fishing line and 14 billion hooks: we reveal just how much fishing gear is lost at sea each year

Two per cent of all fishing gear used worldwide ends up polluting the oceans, our new research finds. To put that into perspective, the amount of longline fishing gear littering the ocean each year can circle the Earth more than 18 times.

The Conversation · Oct 13, 2022

Facts take a backseat in CSIRO fracking fact sheets partly funded by the gas industry

Science body’s information on shale gas fracking treads lightly when it comes to naming methane’s role in global heating, despite it being second only to CO2

The Guardian - AU · Oct 12, 2022

CSIRO's $90m mission towards net zero

CSIRO will spend $90 million to ensure local communities - including farmers, miners and steelmakers - aren't left behind in the quest for net-zero emissions.

AAP · Oct 10, 2022

Concentrated solar thermal power touted as part of Queensland's clean energy future

An Australian company says its technology can help solve the problem of around-the-clock clean energy.

ABC News · Oct 5, 2022

Wave energy machines on Australian south coast would slash renewable energy costs, CSIRO says

Report commissioned by Wave Swell Energy says the machines would make a future clean electricity grid more stable and more reliable

The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2022

The magnificent Lake Eyre Basin is threatened by 831 oil and gas wells – and more are planned. Is that what Australians really want?

The heart-shaped Lake Eyre Basin covers about one-sixth of Australia. It contains one of the few remaining pristine river systems in the world.

The Conversation · Oct 3, 2022

Scientists hopeful tiny ocean zooplankton will help tell if climate change targets are met

Data being collected from zooplankton in the deep waters of the Southern Ocean is allowing scientists to directly measure the impacts of global climate change and whether emissions targets are working.

ABC News · Oct 1, 2022

CSIRO expedition voyage to unexplored underwater mountains and sea floor around Australia's Indian Ocean Territories

A vast mountain range dating back to the dinosaur era remains totally unexplored. Now a ship is setting sail on a 35-day journey to study them.

ABC News · Sep 30, 2022

Ex-CSIRO chair tempers green hydrogen hype

The amount of renewable energy needed to make hydrogen is huge and questions remain about whether it will become a key export, a former chair of the CSIRO says.

AAP · Sep 29, 2022

‘Sad and distressing’: massive numbers of bird deaths in Australian heatwaves reveal a profound loss is looming

This article contains images that some readers may find upsetting.

The Conversation · Sep 28, 2022