The Latest Breaking News from CSIRO

Lava flow from Big Ben on Heard Island about 4,100km south-west of Perth part of eruption first noted more than a decade ago

Bat colonies, in both forests and caves, are becoming rarer.

Antarctica drives a network of ocean currents that redistributes heat, carbon, and nutrients around the globe. There are signs this circulation is slowing down decades earlier than predicted, with profound consequences for the earth’s climate, sea level, and marine life.

Scientists calculate there are thousands of unidentified species living on the ocean floor between Hawaii and Mexico where deep-sea mining for critical minerals needed to build batteries is set to begin next year.

The Southern Ocean overturning circulation has ebbed 30% since the 90s, CSIRO scientist claims, leading to higher sea levels and changing weather

Astronomers have been working to better understand the galactic environments of fast radio bursts (FRBs) – intense, momentary bursts of energy occurring in mere milliseconds and with unknown cosmic origins.

The scrubby harbour-side hills of a South African city recently revealed details of an historical event that transformed Australian coastlines. That event led to the arrival in Australia of a native South African shrub, bitou bush. The invader went on to become one of Australia’s worst weeds, smothering coastal dune…

Ken Helm has always had a curious nature and that's what led him to success.

The male and female specimens are the only ones in Australia.

The capsizing of the vessel in 1973 led to a remarkable story of survival and changed Australian maritime laws

New concerns have been raised over the impact micro and nano plastic has on our food safety, in a report from Australia's science agency CSIRO.