The Latest Breaking News from CSIRO

The CSIRO's latest megatrends report, released every decade, says there has been a seismic shift in the challenges we'll face over the next 20 years, including climate change, geopolitics and artificial intelligence.

The next 20 years will bring superbugs, disrupted global trade, scarce water and food supplies, and more deaths sparked by an unstable climate, the CSIRO warns.

The Australian meat industry is sighing a breath of fresh air after a native Australian seaweed that reduces methane from cows finally hit the market.

Australia's bushfire season is a month longer than it was 40 years ago, and the number of extreme fire weather days is also much higher, scientists say.

Producers and apiarists remain concerned about future almond harvest and potential for mites to carry deformed wing virus

The first sale of an emission-reducing cattle feed has been announced in South Australia, marking a milestone after years of research and development.

One claim from the past week is based on a nuclear plant that hasn’t been built and another confuses the role of battery storage

The minister said the discovery was not cause for alarm

Some animals can live to a startlingly old age, from the famous 392-year-old “Greenland shark” to a 190-year-old tortoise in the Seychelles. Two science studies published last week brings us closer to understanding why some animal species can live for so long – far longer than humans.