The Latest Breaking News from CSIRO

With roving scientists, live music and guided nature walks, the Beaker Street science and arts festival hoped to show visitors it wasn’t just about ‘people in labs with test tubes’

If you delight in the smell of rain you’re not alone. In fact, the phenomenon has its own word and may even have helped our ancestors survive.

When the first humans reach Mars, they’ll probably live in habitats that were there ahead of time or in habitats made from their landers.

Australia's vaccine and therapeutic pipeline has been bolstered by the unveiling the National Vaccine and Therapeutics Laboratory in Melbourne.

Hedley Marston was, in many respects, an establishment man — but when he began studying nuclear fallout from British bomb tests at Maralinga, he became incensed.

Within 24 hours of accessing the first stage of Australia’s newest supercomputing system, researchers have processed a series of radio telescope observations, including a highly detailed image of a supernova remnant.

Tuesday: Grease star and cancer research activist dies aged 73. Plus Britney Spears to make music scene return with Elton John

The CSIRO has released details of 139 new species to have been identified in the past year, including an ant that 'babysits' the caterpillars of a rare butterfly.

Other discoveries formally named and described include 131 insects and other invertebrates, four fish, three plants and a frog

In the quest to reduce water pollution, soil degradation and fly outbreaks, far north Queensland farmers are seeking assistance from the smallest of creatures — one cow pat at a time.

Warmer waters are flowing towards the East Antarctic ice sheet, according to our alarming new research which reveals a potential new driver of global sea-level rise.