Earth’s sunscreen: what you need to know about the ozone hole

Remember the hole in the ozone layer? It still opens every spring and the hole in 2020 was a doozy. But overall things are getting better.

Woman in the water wearing goggles on her head, holding oysters

Shining the light on marine ‘bright spots’ to restore coastal ecosystems

We've identified coastal and marine ‘bright spots.' Find out what they are and how they’ll help boost biodiversity, local economies and wellbeing.

Your Fungi Friday highlights for 2020

Every Fungi Friday we showcase the fabulous world of fungi on social media. So we're showing off your favourites from 2020.

These are the plastic items that most kill whales, dolphins, turtles and seabirds

Plastic in the ocean is eaten by over 700 species, but just a few items are responsible for the most deaths.

Global emissions are down by an unprecedented 7% — but don’t start celebrating just yet

The pandemic, along with other recent trends such as the shift towards clean energy, have placed us at a crossroad: the choices we make today can change the course of global emissions.

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Coral spawning: a slick affair for reef restoration

Our scientists are using coral spawn slicks to help restore the Great Barrier Reef. We show you how we go from the reef to the lab!

From Hobart, to London, to Dhaka: using cameras and AI to build an automatic litter detection system

As part of our research to end plastic waste, we’ve been developing an efficient and scalable environmental monitoring system using artificial intelligence (AI).

Keeping plants happy is easy with our new Chameleon Card

We developed technology that makes it possible for backyard green thumbs to give their plants the right amount of water.

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State of the Climate 2020: Five things you need to know

We’ve pulled out five of the top things to know about the state of Australia’s climate, all from the State of the Climate 2020 report. 

A Darwin smart sensor on a pole in the street

Smart sensors to help Darwin residents manage smoke and heat

We’re working with the City of Darwin to improve the air pollution data collected by smart sensors.

PLASTICS FLOATING IN A RIVER

How we’re reimagining the future of plastics

It's National Recycling Week and we're on a mission! We're developing a major research program to reimagine the future of plastics.

An adult female congolli.

Good news from the River Murray: two fish species have bounced back from the Millennium Drought in record numbers

This year marks a decade since the end of the Millennium Drought, when flood waters reached the mouth of the River Murray in 2010. Find out what's been going on in these waters since then.