Even temporary global warming above 2℃ will affect life in the oceans for centuries

A climate overshoot that creates warmer oceans with lower oxygen levels will reduce the suitable habitat for many marine species long after CO₂ levels have peaked and declined.

What’s the catch? Fishing boats double to 3.7 million

As demand for fish continues to grow, our research has revealed that the global fishing fleet has doubled to 3.7 million. Now that we know how many boats there are, with a transition from unpowered, small vessels to industrial fleets, countries across the globe can allocate better resources to manage fishing fleet processes and develop robust protocols to sustain stock levels.

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Getting more carbon fibre in our industrial diet

We’re developing world leading carbon fibre to help create a new Australian industry, and spur technological breakthroughs.

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Helping cattle combat germs: more genetics, less antibiotics

How now, healthy cow? In a world first, we’ve genetically selected cattle with a better immune system, leading to better animal welfare outcomes, healthier cattle and fewer antibiotics in our food.

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Fuelling the future with hydrogen

We're big fans of hydrogen and its ability to deliver low carbon energy. It's a versatile fuel with a wide range of uses and can be produced using low or zero-emissions energy sources. Transport, electricity, heat, food, synthetic fuels – there’s many potential benefits. But there is some work to do in making it competitive, so we've just released a Hydrogen Roadmap to help plot the course.

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Invasive species are Australia’s number-one extinction threat

The UN recently announced that over a million species are threatened with extinction. In Australia, one threat eclipses all others. Invasive species threaten Australian animals and plants more than any other single factor.

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The Power of Protein

We tend to eat our protein in an uneven distribution across the day - mostly at dinner. We are also getting far too much protein from high energy, nutrient-poor discretionary foods. That's why we've got some recipes from our new Protein Plus Nutrition and Exercise Plan to help pack your plate with protein.

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Astronomy is great business for local ‘rising star’

A rising star in the Australian advanced manufacturing sector, Newcastle company Puzzle Precision worked alongside us to understand the requirements of the ASKAP circuit boards and have developed the production techniques needed to build 20,000 of them.

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