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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 · Jul 13, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jul 12, 2022

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.

Benzinga · Jul 8, 2022

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 · Jun 30, 2022

Varroa on the move: second biosecurity zone set up

The minister said the discovery was not cause for alarm

Newcastle Herald · Jun 28, 2022

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.

The Conversation · Jun 28, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jun 24, 2022

From the vaults, an irreplaceable plant collection gains digital protection

CSIRO's national herbarium collection is being digitised

The Canberra Times · Jun 23, 2022

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?

The New Daily · Jun 22, 2022

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.

Al Jazeera · Jun 22, 2022