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Sorry, baristas: instant coffee has the smallest carbon footprint (but don’t overfill the kettle)

How you prepare your coffee at home (and wash up the mugs) can have a big impact on its carbon footprint. So fill that kettle carefully, and only brew what you know you'll drink.

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Species richness: our EOFY stock-take reveals over 200 newly discovered species

In the last year we've discovered and named over 200 different species including fossil insects, a catshark from PNG, a macadamia-blighting weevil, and a daisy known from just 20 individuals.

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Environomics: Protecting our environment from the genome upward

Environomics (short for environmental genomics) means we can deliver environmental information fast, accurately and on a very large scale.

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How CSIRO researchers are tracking the evolution of Australian insects

We're working with insects fossilised in 100 million-year-old amber to help track the evolution of Australian insects.

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Five seasons in Australia? Meet sprinter and sprummer

Why do leaves change from green in summer to red or brown in autumn? And why are some trees deciduous while others, including most Australian native species, live an evergreen lifestyle?

The mysterious beast of Ningaloo Reef: revealing the secrets of whale sharks

We’re uncovering the secrets of whale sharks by tracking their movements at Ningaloo Reef.

Broccoli: better latte than never

You’ve seen the turmeric latte and the latte served in an avocado but could the broccoli latte be the next coffee trend?

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Gene drive technology: A new hope in the fight against feral cats

With feral cats killing an estimated two thousand native animals each minute, measures beyond those of reserves and baiting need to be considered. Gene drives present a new area of research and public discussion.

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Green superheroes of the sea: how wetland plants are tackling climate change

Wetland vegetation – like seagrass, mangroves and marshes – can store twice as much carbon as a hectare of tropical forest. These grasses and trees of the sea could hold the key to a low carbon future.

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It will take decades, but the Murray Darling Basin Plan is delivering environmental improvements

The Murray-Darling Basin Plan has been politically fraught and mired in scandal. But environmental monitoring suggests that the health of the rivers is indeed improving – even if it will take decades.

Fighting creepy with crawly

Spiders rank pretty low on most people’s ‘animals I’d like to work with’ scale. But this 'recovering arachnophobe' is putting her fears aside for science.

How green is your bread?

Have you ever stopped to consider the environmental impact of everyday items like a loaf of bread?

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