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Close encounters of the Mars kind

Earth and Mars are converging for a very close encounter as the distance between the two planets shrinks (at 300 […]

PULSE@Parkes Sessions & Teacher Workshop at Parkes Observatory

We have a couple of education opportunities open to teachers and schools: 1. PULSE@Parkes Observing Sessions Students in Years 10 […]

Capturing our underwater world!

One of the coolest pieces of equipment we’ve got onboard Australia’s new Marine National Facility research vessel, Investigator, is also […]

Scientists working on zoonotic agents wearing biosafety suits

From animals to humans: understanding Ebola virus

Ebola virus, also known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a highly infectious and contagious illness with a fatality rate in humans of up to 90 per cent.

We’re running out of wireless spectrum… so what can we do?

By Ian Oppermann, Digital Productivity & Services Director While discussions around closing oil refineries in Australia bring talk of future economic […]

Aurora over the frozen forests of Sweden

Saving daylight

This coming Sunday when the clocks are wound back one hour, the curtains will stop fading faster, birds and cows […]

Investigator has been spruced up in the dry dock!

A few weeks ago Australia’s new Marine National Facility research vessel, Investigator, was popped into the dry dock at the shipyard […]

Asteroids pound pulsar

Pulsars (short for pulsating stars) are a fairly extreme phenomenon in our Universe. Created after large stars turn supernova, pulsars […]

Helping seabirds and sea mammals adapt to climate change

CSIRO scientists are studying the impacts of climate change on seabirds and marine mammals, and investigating options to help them adapt to future change.