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Measuring Antarctica’s pristine atmosphere for answers on aerosols

Before the RV Investigator came along, the atmosphere of the Southern Ocean had been measured only a handful of times. With regular monitoring, this pristine and critical environment may now reveal the real role of atmospheric aerosols in global warming.

The 20th century saw a 23-fold increase in natural resources used for building

There will be huge environmental impact if we keep using raw materials as we did in the 20th Century. There is a way to build more sustainably.

Solar smarts offer households control without complexity

Solar-powered homes with battery storage can save money with a new system that decides when to store or draw energy from the solar panels, the battery and the grid.

Spotting the danger of long-distance firebrands

New understanding about the behaviour of 'firebrands’ from ribbon bark eucalypts suggests a change in thinking may be needed to fight fires in extreme conditions.

Urban living under the microscope

Our newest laboratory will help develop and test innovative ways to plan and build Australia’s future cities.

Can billions of litres of coal seam gas water be safely reinjected into the ground?

The interesting science behind safely reinjecting the water produced when coal seam gas (CSG) is extracted, hundreds of metres underground.

What Wye River can teach us about building for bushfires

The devastating bushfire that tore through Wye River in 2015 has shown us that resilience to bushfires is about more than just building regulations.

Antarctic research without breaking the ice

To obtain good scientific data about the Antarctic ice sheet and the impact of warming waters you need a ship that can stand those remote, wild and unforgiving waters.

Learning from 100 years of bushfire loss data

Historical data on bushfire losses reveals sobering insight about the human response to catastrophic bushfire conditions, and why our current approach is set to fail.