Environment
Great Barrier Reef grows more volatile as coral cover plunges
Hard coral cover across the Great Barrier Reef has fallen sharply from recent record highs back to near long‑term averages,...
WA coral reefs suffer worst bleaching on record after long-lasting, widespread marine heatwave
Western Australia has endured its most extensive coral bleaching on record after an unprecedented marine heatwave over the 2024/25 summer...
AIMS scientists trace blue carbon sources in wetland soils
Australian marine scientists say a rethink of how we protect and restore coastal wetlands is needed after a global analysis...
Marine industry contributes $229 billion to Australia’s economy
Australia’s marine industry generated $229 billion in economic output in 2023, up 19% on a like-for-like basis from two years...
Australia launches tracker to map genomic biodiversity
A world-first online tool is tracking Australia’s progress in sequencing the full genomes of more than 250,000 known and catalogued...
CSIRO’s RISE Accelerator drives global growth for Australian startups
Twenty Australian start-ups developing renewable energy technologies have been chosen for the third round of the India Australia Rapid Innovation...
CSIRO opens landmark facility to safeguard 13 million irreplaceable biodiversity specimens
CSIRO has opened a $90 million, purpose-built facility in Canberra to safeguard more than 13 million biodiversity specimens and boost...
New high-tech labs boost environmental protection and groundwater management
Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has unveiled a $6.5 million suite of laboratories in Adelaide designed to sharpen the nation’s...
AI could deliver better insurance outcomes for Australians
Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and the Insurance Council of Australia have released a joint report setting out how artificial...
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