Researchers from universities and institutes are confused as to how the Prime Minister expects to carry out his Future Made in Australia manufacturing plan amid over 700 possible job cuts to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). The ...

You’d be forgiven for thinking that US drag-queen and actor RuPaul and video game Pokémon are far removed from the serious work of CSIRO scientists, but that’s not entirely the case. In fact, of the 150 new species named in ...

A new inter-disciplinary database will enable researchers across the world to keep abreast of COVID’s latest developments, while also allowing them to contact lead investigators in their fields and seek resources and funding. Created by University of Birmingham experts in ...

While awareness of the far-reaching impact of climate change is rapidly increasing, the extent of the possible negative effects is still being discovered. A new study has prompted Australian experts to warn the higher education sector to prepare for climate ...

Around half of Australian PhD students want to work in business and employers are keen to hire them – so why are they still facing hurdles to landing such a job? Released by Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) and CSIRO Data61, a new ...

Not quite, but nearly. The scientists at the University of Adelaide, together with the CSIRO, have paved the way for it by developing a mechanism that converts carbon dioxide – the principal exhaust pollutant – to a synthetic form of methane. ...

Fruits and vegetables rich in fibre can help prevent colon cancer and other cancers of the stomach, a University of Queensland scientist has found. Fibre has long been linked to maintaining a healthy bowel but Dr Anneline Padayachee (right), who ...

Researchers are excited at the prospect of using Australia’s first supercomputer The Australian National University will be home to the nation’s first supercomputer, which will provide much greater computational services to the research community. The petascale supercomputer will be used ...