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As climate change becomes a reality in Australia, a team of experts, including scientists from CSIRO, have published a book containing solid information to help farmers adapt to growing food under changed conditions. (5:31)

Australian consumers and farmers might be hearing more about lupins in the near future, thanks to some exciting research by CSIRO scientists. (4:21)

Researchers are building a biobank of blood samples in an effort to predict the development of diseases such as Alzheimer’s and cancer in ageing Australians. (5:16)

Coastal anglers are being encouraged to help ensure the long-term sustainability of Australia’s newest ‘recreational only’ species, the longtail tuna, by reporting catches using a new online system. (5:40)

A new method to mine gold without the expense of digging and crushing ore is being developed by CSIRO for use in areas not suited to conventional mining. (5:59)

With life expectancies increasing around the world, populations are ageing and neurodegenerative diseases have become a global issue. (5:22)

Wide-scale adoption of low-emission distributed energy could reduce the cost of transitioning to a low-carbon future by as much A$130 billion by 2050, according to a new report released by CSIRO. (4:30)

CSIRO is using the latest in computer gaming technology to help reduce the incidence of one of the most common cancers in Australia – bowel cancer. (4:27)

New methods to reduce the growth of plants and animals on surfaces immersed in water, such as ship hulls, are being developed by a team of scientists from CSIRO. (4:24)

A new marine ecosystems model is emulating the Australian stock market’s ASX200 by monitoring the health of Australian marine ecosystems. (4:42)

A new report outlining changes to the global balance of carbon dioxide has found that despite the global financial crisis, carbon emissions from human activity continue to rise. (6:37)

A non-toxic galvanised products coating called Quench Coat is set to revolutionise the fight against ‘white rust’ by replacing the toxic chromium-based treatments currently used in Australia on freshly galvanised products. (4:58)

As the world population increases, efficient crop production is crucial to global food security. CSIRO scientists are developing wheat plants resistant to Fusarium, a fungus capable of severely reducing yields and costing Australian farmers A$79 million a year. (5:21)

An Australian method for assessing the environmental impact of marine fisheries has caught the eye of fishery management agencies worldwide. (5:00)

CSIRO scientists have produced the first preliminary predictions of the potential impact of climate change on the Australian seabed. (5:28)

With climate change complicating the agriculture and food production picture there will be winners and losers across the globe. (4:37)

A long-term experiment to find practical solutions for crop management using sustainable farming strategies recently concluded on an 8000ha farm near Harden in NSW with promising results. (5:40)

CSIRO has contributed to a new approach to help safeguard the world from dangerous levels of climate change and other global environmental threats through the setting of planetary boundaries. (9:25)

The latest unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology will be put to the test under the ‘UAV Challenge Outback Rescue’, a competition that involves finding and assisting 'Outback Joe', a lost bush walker in Australia's vast outback using UAVs. (7:36)

New research into a laptop-based software system capable of interpreting near shore waves from radar, and providing several-day wave and current forecasts, could soon be making our beaches safer and assisting the Royal Australian Navy with amphibious landings. (5:27)

The ability of Australian desert birds to adapt to cycles of drought, flood, feast and famine is highlighted in the new Whitley Award winning book Boom and Bust: Bird Stories for a dry country. (5:08)

The world’s highest fibre wholegrain, developed by CSIRO, has been used in a food product for the first time in an effort to reduce risk factors for heart disease and stroke, promote bowel health and potentially fight the onset of diseases like bowel cancer and type 2 diabetes. (5:49)

The CSIRO Home Energy Saving Handbook is out now and is packed with information and tips to help Australians reduce their carbon footprints. (5:40)

A world-wide collapse of habitats, species extinctions, the spread of pests and diseases, and serious threats to even the most common plants and animals are all on the cards with the state of the global environment. (6:07)

The secret feeding habits of farmed prawns will be put under the microscope, or perhaps more accurately under the microphone as a part of a new CSIRO research collaboration with a small Australian business to develop aquaculture technologies that could revolutionise the prawn aquaculture industry. (4:24)

In comparison to Australia’s temperate freshwater and tropical marine systems, Australia’s tropical river systems are poorly understood, yet tropical rivers deliver around 70 percent of the continent’s freshwater runoff and are increasingly being targeted for development. (6:23)

Working with a set of galaxies found with CSIRO’s Parkes radio telescope, an international team of researchers has debunked one of astronomers’ most cherished ideas about how stars are formed. (5:32)

The production of metallic aluminium begins with the mining of bauxite. Alumina, the feedstock for aluminium smelting, is extracted from bauxite in a complex process. (3:32)