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A rosella bird sitting with the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background.

Nature is hiding in every nook of Australia’s cities – just look a little closer and you’ll find it

There’s enormous value in citizen science projects that encourage urban-dwellers to learn about what is often on their doorsteps.

Beefing up future protein

Australian beef cattle turn low-quality feed into lots of high-quality protein for human nutrition.

A person wearing a snorkel swims underwater behind a big and colourful coral.

Even if we halt global warming, local climates will change – and we need new experiments to understand how

We need new experiments to model Earth’s climate if global warming is stabilised at 1.5℃. A new paper explains why.

What future science will we invent by 2030?

What technology trends might we see in Australia in 2030? Our leaders in future science platforms share their predictions for the next decade.

Black and white chess pieces on a chess board.

What’s the secret to making sure AI doesn’t steal your job? Work with it, not against it

The best AI chess computer outperforms the best human chess players. Yet the most supreme chess play on Earth comes from a human, helped by AI.

Meet Dr Julie Janssens: hydrochemist of the high seas

Dr Julie Janssens is sailing far and wide to support research that helps us better understand our oceans.

Electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virions with visible coronae

Science explainer: What we know about the Omicron coronavirus variant

The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been detected in Australia. But how will it affect our recovery from the pandemic? Our expert, Dr Rob Grenfell, provides some insights.

Australia’s Black Summer of fire was not normal – and we can prove it

Forest fires in Australia are burning more land across more of the year than ever before, as climate-linked fire weather worsens.

Lost landscapes. An image of Eucalyptus albens grassy woodlands.

A wild walk in virtual woodlands

A new virtual reality tool allows our researchers to take a walk on the wild side to better study some of our endangered ecosystems.

A man riding his bike through a city street during wet weather

Climate change is likely driving a drier southern Australia – so why are we having such a wet year?

The southern parts of Australia are expected to become increasingly dry due to climate change. Yet, we now find ourselves subject to another La Niña event. What’s going on?

“We must improve how we treat our Reef”

Dr Christopher Doropoulos says utilising the masses of coral larvae released following annual spawning events could help restore our Reef.

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Book smarts: Give the gift of science this year

CSIRO Publishing has a book for every type of reader. Christmas is just around the corner but there’s still time to get affordable, thoughtful and easy-to-wrap gifts.