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Without action to curb the rising acidity of our seas, corals will start to develop deformed skeletons at a crucial young stage of their lives.
Land clearing in Queensland has tripled in the past five years.
A study has revealed shoppers’ harsh attitudes to those who prefer to buy ethical fashion. But the headlines will only entrench the divide.
Rapid genetic disease screening will be the key to saving East Africa’s crops - just as it was during West Africa’s ebola crisis.
South west Australia is home to an astonishing number of plants and some of the country’s weirdest wildlife. Now we need to protect it.
Extreme weather will affect people and animals, as well as whole ecosystems. Research using satellites shows that ecosystems worldwide are vulnerable to collapse.
Next time you plan a holiday you can rest assured that wildlife sightseeing can help some threatened species.
Homebuyers want energy-efficient homes. The challenge is to present the relevant information in a way that taps into the typical house-hunter’s mindset.
Moulds and fungi have been living with us for thousands of years - you just might not think about them until they become a problem.
We don’t know how much it would cost to store nuclear waste in Australia - or how much other countries would be willing to pay.
Offering permanent storage for the world’s nuclear waste could open up a huge economic opportunity for Australia.
Every year homes are lost in bushfires. But what if we build our houses to withstand fire?
Cuts to CSIRO climate jobs will see a reduction in effort on monitoring and measuring climate change, and an increase in efforts to do something about it. That’s the most politically-sensible option.
We’re going to have to adapt to climate change, but some of the options on the table could do more harm than good if they destroy the ecosystems that protect us.
Governments and the aviation industry have welcomed new proposed aircraft emissions standards - which rather suggests that the new rules don’t go far enough.
Recent bushfires have not just destroyed human lives and property, but pushed some species further down the path to extinction.
New data analysis shows bushfires have increased by 40% in the past five years.
It’s full steam ahead for bringing vast increases in farming to northern Australia. In fact, probably too fast to adequately consider the environmental impacts.
The world’s ‘drylands’ – already home to 38% of the world’s people – are set to dry out even more. And that could harm the soil microbes that keep soils healthy and help crops to grow.
The best way to guard against shark attacks is to study them, not kill them. Because while the alleged “shark boom” almost certainly not real, the more we know about sharks, the better.
The ‘early adopters’ of home battery storage will pay significantly more than those who come later, but it won’t be long until prices drop enough for many more to get on board.
Six years after Black Saturday, it’s worth remembering that heatwaves kill more people than bushfires do, so shade can be a life-saver. But tree cover and shade are not evenly distributed in cities.
The countries that have contributed the least to climate change will experience the worst of its effects.
CSIRO’s climate scientists haven’t “finished” just because climate change is real. Without their expertise, we could waste billions on drought or flood planning that’s not backed by the latest science.