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A $25bn economic opportunity for our food and agribusiness industry
Sep 21, 2020
CSIRO Futures Lead Economist, Dr Katherine Wynn, discusses how investment and innovation in Australian agribusiness could drive billions of dollars in economic growth.
How to bend the curve of future biodiversity loss
Sep 10, 2020
New research, published today in Nature, shows that it's possible to both feed the world and bend the curve on biodiversity loss.
How sewage testing helps contain COVID-19
Sep 4, 2020
Scientists have found an early-warning tool for COVID-19 in our sewage to help detect its spread. Here's a run down on how it works.
Artificial and human intelligence used to tackle illegal fishing
Aug 21, 2020
CSIRO is working with Microsoft and fisheries experts to harness robot and human-derived intelligence in the fight against illegal fishing.
Discovering the lifespans of marine turtles
Aug 20, 2020
A new study using ground breaking science for environmental management has revealed the lifespans of five species of marine turtles.
Take a deep dive into our discoveries at Ningaloo Reef
Aug 19, 2020
Turtle nail clippings, diving whale sharks and 12 million mushroom corals are key research discoveries from Ningaloo Reef.
Helping communities weather the winds of change
Aug 12, 2020
COVID-19 has highlighted the need for communities globally to prepare for, and adapt to, natural shocks, including climate change.
Issue 268 – Creating a resilient future
A genetic robbery in Australia’s quailthrush
Jul 1, 2020
Our DNA studies of Australia's quailthrush have revealed many secrets hidden among these remarkable birds, including a genetic robbery.
A post mining future looks golden with a little help from science
Jul 2, 2020
Australian mining has a lot of responsibilities to manage. A new CRC (Co-operative Research Centre) aims to transform the industry to enable regions and communities to transition to a more prosperous and sustainable post-mine future.
Soils ain’t soils – carbon farming offers fertile future
Jul 29, 2020
Increasing the amount of carbon stored in agricultural soils can help mitigate rising greenhouse gas emissions and sustain agricultural productivity. Carbon farming is a key plank of Australia’s climate mitigation efforts, and CSIRO scientists are looking for new and innovative approaches to help realise the benefits for all.
FarmPrint: a monitoring and benchmarking tool to help farmers reduce their emissions
Jul 29, 2020
Work is underway to help Australian farmers better understand their emissions via a new monitoring and benchmarking tool to help them make their farms more sustainable.
The race to stop crown-of-thorns starfish destroying the Great Barrier Reef
Jul 30, 2020
New research is helping to prevent outbreaks of crown-of-thorn starfish, a major threat to the Great Barrier Reef.
Pandemic prompts need for more water security in South Asia
Jul 30, 2020
Access to clean water has never been so important in South Asia. But for millions of residents it continues to be a daily struggle.
