The Latest Breaking News from CSIRO

Prepare for more pandemics now: scientists

The CSIRO has called for boosts to virus research and vaccine manufacturing to better prepare Australia for future pandemics.

AAP · Aug 29, 2022

CSIRO report identifies 20 ways Australia can better prepare for the next pandemic

A new report by the CSIRO aims to strengthen Australia's preparedness for future pandemics after the damage caused by COVID-19.

ABC News · Aug 29, 2022

Australian scientists to keep an eye on Nasa’s Artemis 1 on historic space mission to moon

Craft being monitored by CSIRO will carry mannequins as a dress rehearsal for human mission in 2025

The Guardian - AU · Aug 29, 2022

Mars City: 3 Red Planet resources could forge a critical building material

When the first humans reach Mars, they’ll probably live in habitats that were there ahead of time or in habitats made from their landers.

Inverse · Aug 13, 2022

New vaccine lab hailed as 'missing link'

Australia's vaccine and therapeutic pipeline has been bolstered by the unveiling the National Vaccine and Therapeutics Laboratory in Melbourne.

AAP · Aug 11, 2022

Nuclear bomb tests at Maralinga triggered Hedley Marston to study fallout over Australia

Hedley Marston was, in many respects, an establishment man — but when he began studying nuclear fallout from British bomb tests at Maralinga, he became incensed.

ABC News · Aug 10, 2022

A new Australian supercomputer has already delivered a stunning supernova remnant pic

Within 24 hours of accessing the first stage of Australia’s newest supercomputing system, researchers have processed a series of radio telescope observations, including a highly detailed image of a supernova remnant.

The Conversation · Aug 9, 2022

Morning mail: Olivia Newton-John dies, Commonwealth Games wraps up, CSIRO identifies 139 new species

Tuesday: Grease star and cancer research activist dies aged 73. Plus Britney Spears to make music scene return with Elton John

The Guardian - AU · Aug 8, 2022

Weevils in caves, fish, and an ant that 'babysits' caterpillars among 139 new species classified by CSIRO

The CSIRO has released details of 139 new species to have been identified in the past year, including an ant that 'babysits' the caterpillars of a rare butterfly.

ABC News · Aug 8, 2022

CSIRO researchers identify 139 new species, including an ant that ‘babysits’ caterpillars

Other discoveries formally named and described include 131 insects and other invertebrates, four fish, three plants and a frog

The Guardian - AU · Aug 8, 2022