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Farming

Knickers the steer is big – but he’s no freak

Yes, Knickers the steer is really, really big. But he’s far short of true genetic freak status

‘Heartbreaking’ discovery of human trash 100km off Tasmanian coastline

Scientists discover birds toying with a party balloon and plastic bottle, with a soft drink can spotted 1,000 metres down on the ocean floor — sights described by researchers as "heartbreaking".

Farming

The Midas lunch: we fed prawns gold and sifted through the mess, for science

The secret to better prawn health could be in their digestive system, and feeding them gold could help to provide the answer.

Environment

Great balls of spitfires

You might remember spitfires from your childhood but what are they and are they dangerous?

Other news

Behind the book: scientists telling stories for kids

Armed with tales of walking on water, smelling fingerprints and surviving against the odds, meet the scientists who are writing children’s books.

Keeping devi-ANTS away from Lord Howe Island

We’ve eradicated an exotic invasive ant species off a world heritage listed island.

Pen to pixel, 1983–2018 in scientific illustration

Just like the ever-forking numbers of insect species branching off and evolving, so too, do the techniques of the art world ramify in their attempt to capture the beauty of the natural world.

About Us

Interronauts | CSIRO podcast Ep 22: Purple Earth and plants’ war for the rainbow, and an attack on titan

This episode Jesse talks about early Earth which may have been purple, two new species of tiny jellies, white rice with brown rice benefits, smell-based movie ratings, and the demise of the world's largest individual.

Oh mama! Turtle ultrasound aims to uncover nesting sites

To better protect sea turtles, we are using ultrasound and tracking tags to detect where females go to nest, while also finding out what they get up to on the way.

Oceans

Tiny jellyfish discovery is bigger than you’d think

Our researchers have discovered and named two new species of micro-jellyfish found in Australian waters.

Oceans

Love is in the water: Critically endangered handfish embrace art, new ceramic nests

The spotted handfish—the first marine fish to be declared Critically Endangered—is a Tasmanian treasure and we've just paired science with art to help bring them back from the brink.

We came we saw: saving the sawfish

Sawfish are critically endangered. We recently worked with Indigenous rangers to help save these sawsome fish!

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