News articles associated with
'CSIRO'
Now that's what I call a rat
— 27 Jul 2010 10:04 | Geology and palaeontologyArchaeological research in East Timor has unearthed the bones of the biggest rat that ever lived, with a body weight around 6 kg. The cave excavations also yielded a total of 13 species…
Is this the perfect prawn?
— 29 Jun 2010 10:59 | BiologyAfter 10 years of careful breeding and research, scientists have developed what could be the world's most perfect prawn. CSIRO scientists and the prawn industry have bred an improved…
Astronomers find cause of 'dicky tickers'
— 25 Jun 2010 10:29 | AstronomyIn today's issue of Science, CSIRO astronomer George Hobbs and colleagues in the UK, Germany and Canada report that they have taken a big step towards solving a 30-year-old puzzle:…
Scientists find new home for threatened orchids
— 3 Jun 2010 15:13 | BiologyFor many people uprooting and moving to a new home is a stressful and time consuming exercise, however it pales in comparison to the complexity of relocating native populations of rare…
'Citizen scientists' can aid biodiversity research
— 2 Jun 2010 15:48 | BiologyGetting a true picture of biodiversity changes in the future may depend on scientists gaining access to the records of 'citizen scientists' around the world, according to a paper published…
Kudos for CSIRO's supercomputing capability
— 2 Jun 2010 15:27 | TechnologyOne of the world's leading developers of graphics processing units (GPUs), NVIDIA, announced today that CSIRO has been selected as a member of its international network of high performance…
Bursting 'bubbles' the origin of galactic gas clouds
— 28 May 2010 12:45 | AstronomyResearchers using CSIRO's Parkes radio telescope in eastern Australia have explained the origins of hydrogen gas clouds in the galaxy…
Aussies and Kiwis forge a cosmic connection
— 26 May 2010 12:31 | AstronomySix radio telescopes across Australia and New Zealand have joined forces to act as one giant telescope, linking up over a distance of 5500 km for the first time…
Nine new species for disappearing handfish family
— 24 May 2010 16:04 | BiologyNine new species of handfish have been described by CSIRO in research that highlights an urgent need to better understand and protect the diversity of life in Australia's oceans. The…
Global warming's influence on El Nino still unknown
— 24 May 2010 10:34 | EnvironmentThe climate of the Pacific region will undergo significant changes as atmospheric temperatures rise but scientists can not yet identify the influence it will have on the El Nino-Southern…