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Glen Nagle, CSIRO In 1977, five years before ET asked to “phone home”, two robotic spacecraft began their own journey into space. Almost 46 years later, after exploring the Solar System and beyond, one of those spacecraft – Voyager 2… Continue Reading →
By Alexander Schmidt-Lebuhn, Research Scientist and Ben Gooden, Plant Ecologist, CSIRO. We accidentally found a whole new genus of Australian daisies. You’ve probably seen them on your bushwalks. When it comes to new botanical discoveries, one might imagine it’s done… Continue Reading →
By Bruce Webber, CSIRO, Barry J Conn, University of Sydney and Rodrigo Camara Leret, University of Zurich Scientists have been interested in the flora of New Guinea since the 17th century, but formal knowledge of the tropical island’s diversity has… Continue Reading →
By Jacqui Sol, CSIRO; Annie Kelly, and Suzanne Prober, CSIRO In box gum grassy woodlands, widely spaced eucalypts tower over carpets of wildflowers, lush native grasses and groves of flowering wattles. It’s no wonder some early landscape paintings depicting Australian… Continue Reading →