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CSIRO names new species of fly after RuPaul
We can see the resemblance between RuPaul and Opaluma rupaul.
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History & Culture
The iconic Dish is set to play a new role in moon exploration
Australia’s Parkes radio telescope, affectionately dubbed the Dish, is about to play a new lead role in moon exploration.
History & Culture
Famous Parkes Radio Telescope given Wiradjuri name ‘Murriyang’
The name Murriyang means ‘Skyworld’ in the Wiradjuri language.
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This is why bats can carry deadly disease with little effect on their health
Understanding a bat’s immune system and replicating it in humans may just prevent disease outbreaks in the future.
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Surprise squid attack footage confounds experts
This incredible video of a surprise squid attack was captured from a CSIRO research vessel earlier this year.
Science & Environment
How a shark donated its body to science
This broadnose sevengill shark couldn’t have washed ashore at a more appropriate location, and will now be used to assist with research and conservation.
Science & Environment
State of the Climate 2016: Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO
The new State of the Climate report outlines Australia’s rising temperatures and its regional rainfall declines – and the trends that are locked in for the coming few decades due to greenhouse emissions.
Science & Environment
CSIRO is building an enormous telescope in China
CSIRO is building FAST, a 500m-diameter radio telescope, in China using cutting edge technology.
History & Culture
How Australia played the world’s first music on a computer
It might not sound like the best music in the world, but Australia was the first by a matter of months at playing a tune on a computer.