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Whale, whale, whale, what do we have here?

Scientists on our research vessel Investigator were treated to a spot of whale watching over the weekend.

Large, round grey object with dimpled surface.

Space: Australia’s next Moon shot

We’re looking to the stars with our space roadmap, helping to chart the course for Australia’s future in space.

Why Australia needs to become Asia’s innovation partner

Asia is emerging as a major hub of agrifood industry innovation. What sort of public and private sector investments are needed to make this a win-win collaboration that strengthens both Australia and its Asian partners’ ability to innovate for a sustainable and prosperous future?

A lady reading a book to two young boys on a couch

Get into our good books with science for kids

Kids are full of questions and reading about science at a young age can help them answer those questions and set them up for life. To get you started, we've picked out our top kids science books for Australian Reading Hour.

Clean reading: how to spot a fad diet

Our obsession with documenting our pre-masticated pears may inspire some to get creative in the kitchen but unfortunately, it’s also leading others down a destructive path. We've got four tips for sorting the fab diets from the fad diets.

CSIRO staff using the Eye on Water app

Picture this: snap the sea for science

You can help scientists around the world monitor water quality by simply downloading an app and taking a photo of water when you see it.

Man in VR headset

Tech mate: Why Australia needs to embrace technology now

The fourth industrial revolution is coming. Instead of fearing it, Australia needs to embrace digital innovation and prepare for the future ahead.

White rocket blasting off at night with orange flames below.

New super-powered satellite blasts off

With superpowers including night vision and the ability to see through clouds, NovaSAR-1 has just blasted into orbit around Earth. Australian researchers will soon benefit from this new ‘eye in the sky’.

berry and yoghurt cup

Top four food trends you’ll soon see on supermarket shelves

Some food trends come and go (we’re looking at you salted caramel) but some are much more long-term because they’re based on science.

Interronauts | CSIRO podcast Ep 19: Killer T: immunotherapy returns, hydrogen at the bowser, ancient cheese and vego sharks

Kate, Gavin, and Jesse talk about a new treatment for pancreatic cancer using killer cells, our new vehicles powered not on gasoline but hydrogen, and a science news digest about the oldest cheese, neutron stars, omnivorous sharks, and moooore.

Green turtle at North Stradbroke Island by Kathy Townsend

What the shell: how much is too much plastic for sea turtles?

We know that sea turtles are consuming plastic found in the ocean, but is it actually killing them?

The over 300 pieces of plastic that were removed from just one part of the gastrointestinal system of a green sea turtle. When the load gets this high, the probability of death reaches 100%. Image: Kathy Townsend

How much plastic does it take to kill a turtle? Typically just 14 pieces

Is the plastic eaten by turtles actually killing them, or do they just happen to have plastic inside them when they die? If we can estimate how much plastic it takes to kill a turtle, we can start to answer the question of exactly how turtle populations are affected by eating plastic debris.