Indigenous ecological knowledge kept alive through new language exchange

A partnership between researchers and Traditional Owners in South-East Arnhem Land aims to bridge the gap between traditional and western biodiversity science.

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Artificial Intelligence

Having reshaped virtually every industry, profession and life, artificial intelligence (AI) will continue to have a profound impact on our future. Find out how our world-leading AI capabilities are used to amplify and accelerate our science, open new frontiers and deliver benefits for Australia.

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Super-cool international effort to solve Southern Ocean cloud mysteries

A new international collaboration will open a window on the vast Southern Ocean to better understand how ‘super-cooled’ liquid clouds, unique to the Southern Hemisphere, affect Earth’s climate.

Five things you need to know from State of the Climate 2024

The latest State of the Climate report shows Australia is continuing to warm, with climate and weather changes happening at an accelerated rate on land and in our oceans.

Ocean floor a 'reservoir' for plastic pollution, world-first study finds

New science has taken a deep dive into plastic waste, providing the first estimate of how much ends up on the sea floor.

CSIRO publishes 2023-24 GenCost report

A few of the outcomes of the report include: Renewables remain the lowest cost range of new build electricity technology, large-scale nuclear technology costs included for the first time and future wind costs revised upwards.

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CSIRO 3D mapping tech blasts off for International Space Station

The payload has reached astronauts on board and will be fitted onto a NASA robot platform that roams the station.

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We're building the National Energy Analysis Centre to accelerate the energy transformation with a focus on resilience, equity, economic opportunity and innovation.

State of the Climate

The biennial State of the Climate Report draws on the latest national and international climate research, monitoring, science and projection information to describe changes and long-term trends in Australia’s climate.

Five ways we’re helping build the world’s largest radio telescopes

It takes a lot to build a mega-science project across three continents with 16 countries involved. But it helps if you have Australian smarts on your side.

CSIRO survey reveals Australians’ attitudes toward the renewable energy transition

Australians have told us what they think about the renewable energy transition and its roll out, in the most comprehensive survey conducted of Australian attitudes to the transition.

Future robots to stay one step ahead of bushfires

Our researchers are building ground robots to scout ahead of bushfires and help keep fire fighters safe.

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Banded iron formations: oceans, algae and iron oxide

Australia is the world's largest iron ore exporter, and it's all thanks to the hard work of tiny photosynthetic bacteria more than two billion years ago.

Introducing Donesafe

Donesafe is our new HSE digital system for the reporting of hazards, near-misses and incidents, replacing Lookin2it.

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Tackling climate change with social science

Behavioural scientist Danie Nilsson shares the internal obstacles we’re all facing in making big changes to address the climate challenge – and how to overcome them.

Petrichor HPC accelerates the pace of discovery

Our new High Performance Compute cluster, Petrichor, has three times the computing capacity of the machines it has replaced.

Australians invited to share thoughts on mining industry

The results of a survey, opened today, will be used to shape the future of mining research for our country.

Hidden impact: measuring the value of our research facilities

We’re trialling a new method with CHORUS to track the impact of our research facilities, which has the potential to transform how scientific contributions are recognised globally.

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CSIRO appoints new Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness Director

Dr Debbie Eagles has been appointed the role after an extensive international search and recruitment process.

Kick-start your research

Funding and support for start-ups and small businesses to get your research project off the ground.

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Tiny jellyfish discovery is bigger than you'd think

Our researchers recently discovered and described two new species of tiny jellyfish which sizes are close to 2 mm of diameter as full grown adults.

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Putting cancer to sleep

Australian scientists have discovered a new type of anti-cancer drug that can put cancer cells into a permanent sleep, without the harmful side-effects caused by conventional cancer therapies like chemotherapy and radiotherapy. These traditional treatments cause irreversible DNA damage targeting both cancer cells and healthy cells. The new class of drugs will focus on cancer cells only, leading to better treatment for cancer patients.

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