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National Science Week: STEM in Schools & Floating Classrooms

We're celebrating our favourite time of year, National Science Week, with STEM in Schools and floating classrooms.

The future of food

This is the first in a new series of thought leadership essays from CSIRO Agriculture and Food, discussing future food trends.

First steps toward a synthetic biology future

Synthetic biology has emerged as one of the fastest growing areas of modern science amidst a new technological revolution – and we're going for the ride.

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Nerds and Billionaires: Let scientists out of their boxes

Breaking down barriers between scientists and business will help us to take more great Australian science from benchtop to beta to buyer.

Environment

You can science too, with Atlas of Living Australia

Help us to learn more about Australia's unique biodiversity by recording the animals and plants you see on our online database.

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What is STEM and why is it important?

STEM is a word that’s bandied around a lot lately. But what does it mean? It’s much more than an acronym – it’s potentially your passport for the future.

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Interronauts | Episode 12: Elephant scarecrow, the OG, Adam & Eve of flowers, tarantula venom to save sheep, and Interronauts farewell

On Episode 12, before a hiatus, the Interronauts talk about: giving scarecrows a brain, the evolution of the first flower ever, and using tarantula venom to treat enwormed sheep! Get excited for some classic Interronauts science news.

Farming

Finding a better way to detect Hendra

Our researchers have been working to find a way to test for Hendra virus sooner – and early results are promising.

Tech

Rise of the intelligent machines

From emergency detection to better management of a city’s infrastructure – we’re using AI and machine learning to solve today’s problems.

Tech

Is Usain Bolt the greatest athlete of all time? That’s not what the numbers say

Jamaican Usain Bolt is often hailed as the greatest athlete of all time. But when you crunch the numbers, his name doesn't come top of the list.

Farming

Taking the bite out of sheep parasites with spider venom

Milking tarantulas may help to rid sheep of gastrointestinal parasites, a problem that costs our Australian sheep industry $400 million a year.

Scaring is caring: our hi-tech scarecrow that protects crops from elephants and other pest animals

New adaptable technology has been trialled to help save farmers’ crops from animal pests, from Africa to Australia.