The Latest Breaking News from CSIRO

Despite so many people having air conditioning at home now, many are still unsure how to use it efficiently. And air conditioning uses a lot of energy. For example, running all the lights in an average home all day and night consumes about the same energy as one hour of…

Despite higher rates of childhood obesity, Hunter families are using fewer sports vouchers.

A push to add nuclear to Australia's energy mix may be silenced by a steep upward revision of the cost of small reactors by the national science agency.

Scientists hope mapping long-dormant volcanoes in the Southern Ocean can lead to a better understanding of a crucial current surrounding Antarctica.

With hundreds of mines expected to close in coming decades, the rehabilitation process is expected to bring opportunities for First Nations communities.

Supermassive black holes reside in some of the biggest galaxies in the universe. They tend to be billions of times more massive that our Sun, and not even light itself can escape a black hole once it gets too close.

"Many factors influence food preferences, including age, genetics and environment"

Natural enemies of two invasive weeds will be released in NSW in an effort to control the unwanted visitors.

The national science agency has achieved a key milestone in the development of a local hydrogen industry with the opening of a refuelling and research station.