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Pulling the wool over your thighs
By Simon Hunter It is hard to imagine Usain Bolt crossing the finish line wearing a pair of crocheted running shorts or the Socceroos marching out onto the pitch in Rio in a knitted jumper, but you...
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Here’s to accidental discoveries
What do Velcro, penicillin, the microwave and Coca-Cola have in common? They were all discovered by accident. While most accidents are best avoided, some can turn out to be pretty awesome. Take wine...
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Explainer: Varroa mite, the tiny killer threatening Australia’s bees
By Saul Cunningham, Researcher and Paul De Barro, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Ecosystem Sciences A tiny mite has been killing honey bees all around the world, and will inevitably reach...
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A big tick for entomologists: new 3D colour scans of insects
By David Lovell, Leader, Transformational Biology Initiative; Beth Mantle, Collection Manager, Australian National Insect Collection; Chuong Nguyen, Postdoctoral Fellow, Computational Informatics; John...
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Record rains made Australia a giant green global carbon sink
By Pep Canadell, Executive Director, Global Carbon Project Record-breaking rains triggered so much new growth across Australia that the continent turned into a giant green carbon sink to rival tropical...
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Beer tasting with a cyber tongue
By Angela Beggs Last weekend saw the kick off of Good Beer Week. In celebration of this wonderful week, we thought we’d take the hop-portunity to talk about some science that could make it easier for...
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Mitch Serena: teaching with fire
What kind of job involves making tornadoes one day, sitting on a thousand nails the next, with some liquid nitrogen and lightning bolts thrown in for good measure? Mitch Serena’s of course. As a part...
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Four mysteries of the Indian Ocean
By Simon Torok Despite being the third largest ocean in the world, the Indian Ocean is one of the least explored marine environments. Covering around 20 per cent of the Earth’s surface and spanning...
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Pilbara shows how to save the most species per dollar
By Josie Carwardine, Research Scientist; Andrew Reeson, Behavioural Economist; Belinda Walters, Research Support Officer; Iadine Chadès, Research Scientist; Sam Nichol, Postdoctoral Researcher; Tara...
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CSIRO in Australia: looking to the future
By Megan Clark, Chief Executive Taxi drivers often ask me what I do for a living, and when I say I work for CSIRO, they get animated and show they know and love us: “Yes, you did Wi-Fi and the plastic...
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