Insect of the week – Weevil rolls her (or his) own

The video above shows the Australian dung weevil in action. The video was shot by DAFF entomologist Michael Gorton who […]

State of the Climate 2012

Australia’s land and oceans continue to get hotter and our climate continues to change. These are two of the findings […]

Straw house 1: Fire 0

We helped sustainable designer Joost Bakker, test an environmentally friendly building option for bushfire-prone areas.

A golden tail of Beyoncé’s bootylicious fly

A previously un-named species of horse fly whose appearance is dominated by its glamorous golden lower abdomen has been named […]

Stop the pop?

An earlier post raised the problem of old helium-filled balloons turning up on beaches along the east coast of Australia. […]

Critical eyes search for debris on Australia’s beaches

Never let it be said that news@csiro is a party-pooper but maybe it is time for an end to releasing […]