Have a cuppa with Errol. π΅
Short | 2 months ago
Do you know about this native powerhouse? This NAIDOC Week, Biripi man and Knowledge Holder Errol Clarke from Taree in New South Wales shares how the Kunzea (Kunzea ambigua) plant is traditionally used by Aboriginal people to make a delicious native cuppa. ...
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Traditional cooking methods: tea steeping with Errol Clarke
Video | 2 months ago
In this video, Knowledge Holder Errol Clarke, a Biripi man from Taree NSW Australia, shares his Knowledge of the lemon myrtle plant and how it is traditionally used to make tea. Within this video, Errol discussed the scientific 'states of matter' for a stud...
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We played soccer with robots
Video | 2 months ago
Could the next Socceroo be a robot? It's safe to say they probably won't be representing Australia at the World Cup anytime soon. But what would it take to teach a robot to play soccer? Robots learn through trial and error while interacting with their envir...
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Native Secrets: Extracting Oil from white cypress pine
Clip | 3 months ago
In this video, we visit Native Secrets, an Indigenous-led business owned by Bidjara/Kara Kara man Phil Thompson and Wailwan woman Cherie Thompson, on Wiradjuri Country. Alongside Uncle Peter Peckham, we explore how essential oils are sustainably extracted f...
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Do you know how smoke alarms work?!
Short | 3 months ago
Nearly half of the homes damaged or destroyed by fire in New South Wales didn't have a working smoke alarm. π₯ Behind the scenes, our Infrastructure Technologies team works every day to help change that, rigorously testing commercial smoke alarms to make su...
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One small piece of plastic. One very lucky bird. π¦
Short | 4 months ago
Merinda Campbell from our Collections team spent her weekend carefully freeing a male bowerbird from a blue milk bottle ring that had flipped over his head, blocking his beak and leaving him unable to eat or drink. The bird is safe now, thanks to Merinda's ...
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A tick bite can do what?!
Guide | 4 months ago
Mammalian meat allergy (MMA), or Alpha-Gal Syndrome (AGS), is real, and on the rise! In simple terms, MMA is caused by a tick bite and results in an allergic reaction to a sugar molecule found in most mammals, including cows, pigs and sheep, and mammal-deri...
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How has our atmosphere changed over 50 years?
Short | 4 months ago
After 50 years of collecting samples at the Kennaook/Cape Grim Air Pollution Station, scientists have a clear picture of how our global atmosphere has changed over time. The results carry both a warning and a message of hope. π Greenhouse gases like CO2 ha...
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An entire city energy grid, in a roomβ‘
Short | 4 months ago
Our Renewable Energy Integration Facility (REIF) just got an upgrade, making it one of the Southern Hemisphere's largest renewable energy test labs. This upgrade helps us understand how new renewable technologies behave in simulated environments, before the...
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Wake up babe, new marine species just dropped. π
Short | 5 months ago
These four new species represent just the tiniest tip of the iceberg when it comes to undiscovered marine life. In fact, it's estimated that up to 95 per cent of Australia's marine species are yet to be recorded, excluding microscopic plant and animal life....
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Mars Bar or Milky Way? π«
Short | 5 months ago
Rhianna Lyons from our team at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex asked Australian astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg the questions that really matter. Learn more about the Artemis II mission, and Australia's involvement: https://www.csiro.au/en/ne...
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NASA's Artemis II explained
Guide | 5 months ago
For the first time in 50 years, humans are on their way to the Moon! NASA's Artemis II mission has launched, and Australian astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg is here to break down what it means with Rhianna Lyons from our team at the Canberra Deep Space Comm...
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