Be food safe

Smoke from bushfires poses a health hazard for all of us

Smoke from bushfires and fires prescribed for fuel reduction, silviculture (tree farming) and biodiversity management are the largest source of air pollutants in Australia.

The lowdown on cholesterol

Show some love to your arteries…

Strawberry and banana popsicles

An easy and healthy treat for the little ones.

Perfect prawn salad

For your summertime delectation..

The eighth day of Geekmas… pucker up

  It’s the eighth day of Geekmas and you can win… kissing disease! Well, an adorable kissing disease plush microbe […]

100% synthetic

By Angela Beggs It’s enough to make any fashionista cringe. Even I can tell you that when it comes to […]

No sh*t – a new test for bowel cancer

We have been working on a more effective and reliable blood-based test for bowel cancer.

Suits your sir: Tailor made titanium body parts

In the seventies a TV show called the Six Million Dollar Man introduced the idea of implanting bionic parts to […]

Sticking it to weeds

CSIRO has developed a new biodegradable weed mat which could put a stop to nasty weeds and transform the future […]

Scientists meet on biosecurity disease threats

World-renowned scientists are meeting today at the Emerging Infectious Diseases Symposium (EIDS2012), in Geelong, Victoria, to help improve our ability […]

Mozzie protein alert to invading viruses

CSIRO scientists have discovered how mosquitoes develop viral immunity, potentially leading to improved vaccines, and other control measures, for mosquito-borne […]