THIS MEDIA RELEASE WAS DISTRIBUTED BY QUT ON MONDAY 2 MARCH 2015 Scientists have commissioned Australia’s first permanent ship-based labs […]
A new antenna at our Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex will make commanding and receiving data from spacecraft located billions of kilometres away across the Solar System even easier. It's commissioning marks the 55th anniversary of a space communication and tracking partnership between Australia and the United States.
Marine biologists on board Investigator will be able to study ocean life, including things like phytoplankton, sea cucumbers, worms, crabs, […]
He has founded six successful companies, holds 20 patents and began his career as an engineer with a PhD in physics. And, a month ago, he took the reins as Chief Executive of CSIRO. We sat down with Dr Larry Marshall to hear how he’s settling in.
New research has revealed how volcanic bubbles gave a ride to deep magma metals, like nickel, which fuelled the fouling of the atmosphere during the largest mass extinction the world has ever seen.
Australia’s new Marine National Facility research vessel Investigator looks pretty spectacular inside and out! Why don’t you come on a […]
On average, the Australian region experiences 13 cyclones a year.
On Valentine's Day, we're taking a look at the true power of the heart. Welcome to the CSIRO heart-o-meter
You might have heard the oceans are full of plastic, but how full exactly? Around 8 million metric tonnes go into the oceans each year, according to the first rigorous global estimate published in Science today.
Got a rainwater tank? Thinking of getting one? Well, you'll want to keep mozzies, sludge and fecal matter out of them - and here are the 5 tips for how.
Take a journey into the human body, with these incredible 3-D animated movies about Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes.
We've teamed up with the Victor Chang Cardiac Institute to create a 'virtual heart' that's helping us to better diagnose and treat heart rhythm disease.
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