The Latest Breaking News from CSIRO

Technology that will let drivers use their electric vehicles as giant household batteries is launching in Australia, although its reach is limited.

Country has pledged to phase out unnecessary plastics by 2025 and recycle or reuse all its plastic waste by 2040

The Adelaide Hills are experiencing severe water shortages. The root cause? A prolonged dry period and not enough water tankers to meet unprecedented demand from people not connected to the mains water supply.

In February this year, Google announced it was launching “a new AI system for scientists”. It said this system was a collaborative tool designed to help scientists “in creating novel hypotheses and research plans”.

Australia’s energy policy would take a sharp turn if the Coalition wins the upcoming federal election. A Dutton government would seek to build seven nuclear power plants at the sites of old coal-fired power stations.

The age-old saying “you are what you eat” rings true – diet quality affects our health from the inside out. While a healthy diet can improve health and wellbeing, a poor diet increases the risk of chronic health conditions such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease.

A $250 million investment in sustainable fuels could tell the rest of the world that Australia is ready to turn its farm waste into flights.

Research into ways of destroying so-called "forever chemicals" has found one method shows promise in turning the concerning substances into something safer.

One expert says releasing a foreign strain into wild could increase risk of insecticide resistance