CSIRO research is helping underpin a collective national effort to help halt the rate of biodiversity decline in Australia.

New research is targeting the pest species that cause environmental degradation in Australia, including weeds, mammals and invertebrates.

Archaeological research in East Timor has unearthed the bones of the biggest rat that ever lived, with a body weight around 6 kg.

The value of rivers and wild food resources to Aboriginal people is the focus of new research that will help transform water management on Cape York in northern Queensland.

The conference will draw together scientists and managers to provide an update on the status of ecosystem response modelling for the improved use of environmental water in the Murray-Darling Basin.

CSIRO invites you to a range of free public seminars being held around Canberra.

Climate Adaptation Flagship research is developing and delivering adaptation options to protect Australia’s marine and terrestrial species, ecosystems and the services they provide from the impacts of climate change.

CSIRO has developed a 'water footprinting' method to measure the environmental impact of water use, factoring in different water sources and water scarcity.

CSIRO scientists have 'flame-tested' a steel-framed house near Mogo on the New South Wales south coast to see how the structure would stand up to realistic bushfire conditions. (4:49)

As civilisation encroaches further into the Australian bushland, many native rodents are facing a tough battle for survival. (8:00)

Meet Dr Darius Culvenor, who works across a broad range of remote sensing technologies and applications, helping to identify strategically important areas for new technology, skills and business development.

Mr Wombey was involved in the rediscovering of the Inland Taipan, the most venomous snake in the world. He is an Honorary Fellow at the Australian National Wildlife Collection, where he continues his years of research on Australian reptiles.

A new CSIRO publication shows land managers the economic benefits of looking after biodiversity around the farm ecosystem. (2 pages)

Farming Ahead magazine regularly features CSIRO's research for the agricultural sector. This is a list of CSIRO articles published in the magazine throughout 2010.

Australia’s two lead climate science agencies – the CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology - have produced a snapshot of the state of the climate to update Australians about how their climate has changed and what it means.

This report Soil Carbon Sequestration Potential: A review for Australian agriculture includes a review of the process by which carbon is captured and stored in agricultural soils and an analysis of the current evidence for changes in soil organic carbon stocks resulting from agricultural land use changes.