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Staying connected when it counts to improve disaster resilience
23rd September 2021
We've teamed up with Optus to identify how to improve the resilience of our telecommunications infrastructure during natural disasters.
Ru Paul flying for science
15th September 2021
Together with our research partners, we have given scientific names to 150 new species in the past year.
AirRater app helps outdoor workers beat the Darwin heat
24th August 2021
In a city famed for its heat and humidity, we’re helping Darwin’s outdoor workers make informed decisions about working when it’s hot.
Support bushfire science from home
23rd August 2021
CSIRO is calling for citizen scientists to help digitise specimens of flies, mayflies, caddisflies, bugs, butterflies and more.
Climate change has already hit Australia. Unless we act now, a hotter, drier and more dangerous future awaits, IPCC warns
10th August 2021
Australia may warm by 4℃ or more this century, the IPCC has found, with no going back from some changes in the climate system
Monday’s IPCC report is a really big deal for climate change. So what is it? And why should we trust?
9th August 2021
Five years in the making, the IPCC report is the most important global assessment of climate change science.
Meet Earth observation leader: Dr Amy Parker
16th July 2021
Meet Dr Amy Parker and see how she's helping make satellite data more accessible to Australian researchers.
Seal of approval: Should we use PassivHaus or free-running design principles for Australian homes?
7th July 2021
The national construction boom continues around Australia. So how do you build a comfortable, low-energy house? Should you seal up your house following PassivHaus principles or should you use passive cooling and heating design principles to create a free-running home?
Ashes to ashes, dust to life: how iron improves anaemic oceans
5th July 2021
Anaemic oceans can lead to lower productivity in marine ecosystems with flow on effects for our atmosphere, climate and fisheries. Scientists on board our RV Investigator are investigating.
Sea-lebrities and keeping an eye on water quality
8th June 2021
We have transformed images from the EyeonWater Australia app used to help monitor water quality into images of your favourite sea-lebrities!
They’re the bee’s knees: celebrating the insects who keep global ecosystems healthy
20th May 2021
We're celebrating the bee on World Bee Day.
Quasar Satellite Technologies: From bench to boardroom with blue sky innovation
7th May 2021
From astrophysicist to medical physicist to space entrepreneur, Dr Ilana Feain combines her passions for science, technology and innovation every day.