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CSIRO

British

abbreviation

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization

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“What we are speaking about is natural hydrogen which is coming directly from the earth,” explains Dr Ema Frery, a research team leader at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2024

New research from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, and the University of Toronto in Canada, estimates up to 11 million tonnes of plastic pollution is sitting on the ocean floor.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2024

CSIRO, an early leader, began to produce “experimental” forecasts for Australian waters in 2020.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 22, 2023

Here are answers to some common questions, drawn from two research papers by Australia’s science bureau, the CSIRO.

From Reuters • Oct. 11, 2019

You had to administer a legitimate computer system, preferably with a large institution such as a university or a research body such as CSIRO.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette

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