Food Archives - CSIROscope

Sorry, baristas: instant coffee has the smallest carbon footprint (but don’t overfill the kettle)

How you prepare your coffee at home (and wash up the mugs) can have a big impact on its carbon footprint. So fill that kettle carefully, and only brew what you know you'll drink.

Broccoli: better latte than never

You’ve seen the turmeric latte and the latte served in an avocado but could the broccoli latte be the next coffee trend?

Health

New calculator helps you personalise your protein needs to support weight loss

Trying to lose weight to improve your health? You might not be eating the right types or amount of protein.

Health

Food safety: are the sniff test, the five-second rule and rare burgers safe?

The "sniff test" doesn't work every time, and other food safety tips.

Health

Of mushrooms and men – why men are eating more veggies

Our new VegEze app for iOS has been out for a months now and the results are in: apps can help you make friends with salad!

Data61
Space

Paulo de Souza’s science at the pub: Vanishing bees and Mars’ damp, dark past

Catch Professor de Souza’s talk at the pub, from micro-sensors hitched to honeybees to water-detecting gear on Mars rover Opportunity—it'll be a night to remember.

How green is your bread?

Have you ever stopped to consider the environmental impact of everyday items like a loaf of bread?

Environment

Devourer of worlds: two of the worst pests have hybridised into a global ‘mega-pest’

The remarkably flexible cotton bollworm has overcome most insecticides and devoured global crop staples, and has now landed on the previously untarnished New World, there, with hybridisation now possible—it's a race against time for researchers to map its genome and find the genetic flaws to put a halt on its calamitous appetite.

Health

Damn that’s delicious: low-carb cook ups

More recipes, more exercises, updated science and flexible food options – our Low-carb Every Day book is bigger and better than ever.

Five things you probably didn’t know about eggs

Swap out those chocolate eggs for some chicken ones while you brush up on some next-level trivia about eggs.

Listeria in rockmelons: what you need to know

Listeria monocytogenes, along with Salmonella, is responsible for more deaths in Australia than any other foodborne disease, each accounting for about 15 deaths per year. So, how do we avoid contracting it from rockmelons?

Precision maps give direction on ending child malnutrition in Africa

A study has found that while nearly all nations in Africa have at least one region where children’s health is improving, not a single country is expected to end childhood malnutrition by 2030.

Food