Australia requires a minimum six-star energy rating for new housing. New homes average just 6.2 stars, so builders are doing the bare minimum to comply, even as the costs of this approach are rising.
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If the right changes are made today, Australia’s living standards could be up to 36% higher in 2060. This translates into a 90% increase in average wages (in adjusted, real terms) from today.
Sydney’s affluent eastern suburbs have raw and untreated sewage from 3,500 people discharged directly into the Tasman Sea.
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are at 414 parts per million. But thanks to a recalculation of methane’s warming power, the total amount of greenhouse gases is now equivalent to more than 500.
Waves occur in all sorts of places, and it’s possible that waves you might see breaking at the beach are at the end of a very long journey.
For several years, emissions of CFCs have been rising, in apparent defiance of a global ban in place since 2010. A new global detective effort has traced the source to two eastern Chinese provinces.
Removing human-related methane from the atmosphere could reduce global warming by 15%.
Invasive species are the biggest single threat to Australian plants and animals.
El Niño events can affect millions of people around the world, causing drought in Australia and floods in the Americas.
We are three professional women who all made different decisions regarding name changes.
Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the way we live, work, communicate and travel. So long as it’s designed that way.
When it comes to giant pandas, politics, economics and international diplomacy often eclipse conservation considerations.
A plant-growth-regulating spray might be the solution for vineyards affected by heatwaves.
Reducing emissions doesn’t have to conflict with a growing economy, as these 18 developed nations show.
We need to change how we produce, ship, eat and waste food to improve our health and that of the planet.
Australian fishing boats throw away up to half the fish they catch. To make the seafood industry sustainable, we need to eat all the fish that get caught.
Australia is facing an increase in extreme heat, fire danger weather, floods and marine heatwaves, according to the latest biennial snapshot from the Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO.
In the cold southern oceans, underwater mountains support deep-sea reefs.
Only half of Australia’s mozzies have been officially diagnosed, so how are scientists able to identify the others to help fight disease?
The Moon has gravity of its own, which pulls the oceans (and us) towards it.
Authors
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Experimental Scientist in Ecology, CSIRO
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Social Scientist, CSIRO
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Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Principal Scientist in Ecology, CSIRO
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Research Scientist & Team Leader, CSIRO
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Research Scientist, Field Ecology, CSIRO
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Sector Lead, CSIRO
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, CSIRO
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, CSIRO
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Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Senior Research Scientist in quantitative ecology, CSIRO
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Research Scientist, Responsible Innovation, Data61, CSIRO
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, CSIRO
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Chief research scientist, CSIRO
