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  1. 29 minutes ago

    You may have spotted on your homepage this morning. 😍 We've partnered with to help spot crown-of-thorns starfish on the Great Barrier Reef. Watch our playlist:

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  2. 1 hour ago

    Our researcher, Dr Xiaoqing Li is working hard to improve the sustainability of our clothing. She's exploring interesting ways of tracing Australian cotton fibres. 👔

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  3. Retweeted
    May 12

    We’ve been working with the to build a digital solution to help protect our coral reefs from outbreaks of a predatory starfish. Learn more → .

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  4. 17 hours ago

    Cheating the system. 🥚 Instead of building a nest and incubating their own eggs, cuckoo birds sneak them in the nests of unsuspecting birds. Have they evolved a thicker shell to help their deceptive plan succeed?

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  5. 20 hours ago

    All hail the humble yabbie 🙌 We recently did some work to understand more about what a yabbies diet looks like and what impact this has upstream.

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  6. May 14

    We have joined forces with to help reduce single-use plastics on our sites. 💚 The eco-friendly cup solution gives unlimited access to reusable green cups. So... wanna grab a coffee? ☕

    A CSIRO branded green reusable coffee cup
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  7. May 14

    Computer simulations of browning bananas might help reduce food wastage. 🍌

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  8. May 14

    Taking wearable tech to new heights. 🦒 What started as a way for farmers to track their livestock is now helping with conservation, welfare and monitoring of wildlife. 🐄

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  9. May 14

    After a competitive process, has found our first 12 Next Generation AI and Emerging Technologies Graduates Programs. Students will work in multidisciplinary groups with industry and research leaders to solve real-world challenges.

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  10. May 13

    The wonderful weedy seadragon. 🐉 These creatures are the subject of an equally enchanting book by Interestingly, they have no teeth so suck up their food into their pipe-shaped mouths. 📸: Lawrence Scheele (snorkeldownunder on IG)

    An underwater photo of a weedy seadragon swimming.
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  11. May 13

    Have you seen the news? “The image of the Milky Way black hole is not just ‘more of the same’, this is the advent of a new era of black hole physics!”. 🌌 Check out Dr Nithya Thyagarajan and other expert reactions to the .

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  12. May 13

    Our partner is building Australia’s first lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant.

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  13. May 13

    Boo! It's Friday the 13th. 👻 Sorry to spook you with this hauntingly green ghost fungus (Omphalotus nidiformis). Their ghostly green glow is from their light-emitting substance called luciferin. 💚 📷: Naturemybackyard on IG

    Glowing green ghost fungi in the forest.
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  14. May 13

    Plant power! 🌾💪 Our new research with the and The has found the power of floating wetlands in removing chemicals from contaminated water.

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    EXCLUSIVE: New Adelaide research is helping fix the environmental damage caused by the toxic chemicals found in firefighting foam. PFAS chemicals can have devastating impacts on human health but has come up with a valuable weapon.
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  15. May 12

    From computing to economic modelling, Dr Jenny Hayward has worked across many fields, but she’s in her element when chemistry is involved. 👩‍🔬

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  16. May 12

    New research shows that native plants can detox PFAS-contaminated water.🌱 Our scientists, alongside and have found that Australian rushes grown in a floating wetland can remove chemicals from the contaminated water. 💧

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  17. May 12

    Australia has a crazy ant problem 🐜 Our scientist Ben Hoffman joined to discuss Yellow Crazy Ants and their impact of Australia’s native wildlife.

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  18. May 12

    The winter grain growing season has started. This means our fortnightly Graincast wheat yield forecasts for grain growers are back. The forecasts use our innovative analytics and are an Australian first.

    This national wheat yield forecast is based on data to 1 May 2022. Remarkably for this time of year, we are forecasting a median yield of 2.46 t/ha with 100% confidence of exceeding the long term mean of 1.82 t/ha. For state by state forecasts visit
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  19. May 12

    A career in tech was written in the stars for Mars Buttfield-Addison. ✨ She decided to study information and communications technology at 23 years old. Since then, she’s been a rising star at .

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  20. May 11

    Do you own an apartment? 🏢 Our scientists have analysed the of 5,500 developments across Australia. Their research found that not every apartment is as energy efficient as the development advertises. 💡

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