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  1. 4 hours ago

    Australia has been described as a powerhouse of cheap renewable energy. 🌞🌬️ But what happens when the wind calms and clouds block the sun? This is where energy storage—like big batteries—step in. 🔋 So what are our options?

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  2. 6 hours ago

    We're working with to produce interactive maps showing the impact of fire on vegetation in Australia.

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  3. 21 hours ago

    Scientists onboard our found three new carnivorous sponge species in the Great Australian Bight. They are Nullarbora heptaxia, Abyssocladia oxyasters and Lycopodina hystrix. They bring the total number in Australia to 25. 📷: Lycopodina hystrix by Ekins et al.

    Lycopodina hystrix - a spiky looking ball with a stem coming out against a black background
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  4. 24 hours ago

    What does Australia’s changing climate mean for you? Here are the top things you should know.

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  5. Jan 19

    Our oceanographer, Dr Bernadette Sloyan, remarks how warmer oceans could lead to increases in extreme weather. “That heat is actually providing the fuel that can bring in monsoons, rains and tropical cyclones.”

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  6. Jan 19

    Extreme Close Up! Waaaaaambat Wednesday style! 🎥 Wombats are amongst the world’s largest burrowing animals. They are well-equipped with their strong limbs, broad feet and flattened claws. Wombat Time! Excellent! 📝: 🎥: IG: boornewild

    Wombat Wednesday
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  7. Jan 19

    Monthly averaged baseline carbon dioxide levels measured at Cape Grim, Tasmania Dec 2020 410.60 ppm Dec 2019 408.52 ppm Dec 2010 387.03 ppm Dec 2000 367.61 ppm Dec 1980 336.92 ppm Learn more and access the data:

    Graph with a line running upwards from left to right at approximately 45 degrees, showing the steady increase in the monthly averaged baseline carbon dioxide levels measured at Cape Grim, Tasmania over the last 45 years.
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  8. Jan 19

    Thinking about renovating or retrofitting? Here's how to make your home energy-efficient. 💡

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  9. Jan 19

    We’re proud to be a part of the initiative to help agricultural and lower the disease burden.

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  10. Jan 19

    The Lepidoptera order includes butterflies and moths like this Heliotrope moth (Utetheisa pulchelloides). 🦋 At CSIRO, we research their scientific and economic importance. We also focus on their host plants and biology. 📷: Firos AK, licenced as CC BY 4.0

    Heliotrope moth (Utetheisa pulchelloides) on a twig eating. The moth is white with red and black spots.
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  11. Jan 18

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  12. Jan 18

    Working hand-in-hand with Traditional Owners and Indigenous entrepreneurs, the work of Dr Perry and his team has led to the return of magpie geese in Kakadu National Park, a key indicator of environmental health. ✔️

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  13. Retweeted
    Jan 16

    Marine ecosystems are putting up a good fight. Researchers have found that seagrass meadows could purge hundreds of millions of plastic items from the seafloor to the shore each year in the Mediterranean Sea alone.

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  14. Jan 18

    These are creatures from the Southern Ocean's "twilight zone." 🌊😱 Scientists went there on our to see how they help cleanse the ocean and store carbon. 📰: 📸: 🤝:

    A black bloblike animal on a white background
    A hand holding a slightly spiky clear animal
    A person holding a clear-purple animal with divets.
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  15. Jan 17

    Want your business to rise to the top? We've worked with to outline the principles that every sector can embrace for success. 🔝

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  16. Jan 17

    Over the moon with this photo 🌝 This photo was taken during a full moon at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex. The CDSCC is one of three Deep Space Network stations around the world, with the other two located in California and Spain. 🛰️

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  17. Jan 17

    is back & this time has 100% more ! 🚢 Join Prof on a tour of the ship & meet some of the team behind our marine science and the world's ugliest fish! Tonight 7:30pm on History Channel.

    Prof Emma Johnston and Coast Australia crew board RV Investigator.
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  18. Jan 17

    Thanks for playing. Our Plant Oil group has reprogrammed sorghum leaves (L) into oil factories (R), with the liquid gold in yellow. The transfer of a metabolic pathway from seeds into leaves will assist the sustainable needs of a growing population. Thanks, Team CSIRO ^KR

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  19. Retweeted
    Jan 16

    Join me and a team of scientists as we delve into the Australian National (smelly!) Fish Collection and go offshore on a departing voyage of the . Series 4 - Monday 7:30pm AEST on History.

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  20. Jan 17

    You can find this lake out near Damboring in Western Australia. 🌏 Lakes are different colours due to a variety of factors, including changes in water levels, nutrients, evaporation rates, salt content and algal level. 📸: Michael Schweiger (westaussiemick on IG)

    An octopus shaped lake with orange-red water
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