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Australia's leading publisher of science news, journals and books.

Not-for-profit, editorially independent and proudly part of the research community.

About us + print books: publishing.csiro.au
Digital content (news, journals and eBooks): connectsci.au
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Bringing together science and stories at the launch of Ecology Matters at #ESA2025 this week 🌿

We celebrated with @ecolsocaus.bsky.social President Perpetua (Pep) Turner, author Grace Heathcote and contributors Stephen van Leeuwen, Saskia Gerhardy & Heather Neilly, who signed copies for attendees.
Prof Stephen van Leeuwen, Saskia Gerhardy and Dr Heather Neilly sit at a black table holding up copies of the book Ecology Matters, which they each contributed to. Behind them stand ESA President Dr Perpetua (Pep) Turner, the book's author Grace Heathcote, and Book Publisher Briana Melideo.
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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For gift-giving inspo, discounts and free shipping on orders in Australia and NZ over $90, browse our catalogue:

www.publishing.csiro.au/catalogues/g...
A large stack of books all all different sizes, colour and topics, sitting on festive wrapping paper. Overlaid text reads 'Discounts plus free shipping over $90: use promo code Gift25'.
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Which book will be waiting under the tree for you this year?

Tap your screen and pause to find out!

Tell us in the comments 👇
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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We're at #ESA2025 this week!

Pop by our booth to browse our publications and have a chat.

Will we see you at the launch of Ecology Matters later today, or at our workshop "Everything You Need To Know About Publishing" on Friday?

@ecolsocaus.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Sexual Health is now officially a journal of the International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections (IUSTI)!

#SexualHealth has long had close ties with #IUSTI, and we are pleased to formalise this relationship and offer benefits to members.

connectsci.au/sh
The cover of the journal Sexual Health, with the caption: "Contributions on sexual health including HIV/AIDS, STIs, issues of sexuality, and reproductive health; publish.csiro.au/sh".
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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We'll be at #ASPS2025 conference next week in Adelaide! 🌱

Drop by our stand to say hi and chat with Journal Manager Pat Hannah (@pattedplants.bsky.social) about our #PlantScience journals, open access and getting published.

@asps-oz.bsky.social
The logo for the Australian Society of Plant Scientists conference, with stylistic art of an iconic red-and-black Sturt's Desert Pea flower. Text reads: "ASPS 2025. Adelaide, 24-27th Nov 2025."
November 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Plus browse the wide range of books for sale at our stand, with a special conference discount – snag yourself some goodies to take home, or do some festive shopping! 📚

And join us for the launch of our new book Ecology Matters, hosted by @ecolsocaus.bsky.social! 🥳
📅 5.20pm, Monday 24 Nov

#ESA2025
Cover of the book 'Ecology Matters', featuring a lone tree in the desert with a flock of birds alighting from it.
November 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Heading to #ESA2025 next week in Adelaide? So are we! 👋

Visit our stand to chat about our ecology journals, open access & getting published.

Publisher Briana Melideo will also be on hand to answer your questions about our book publishing program & discuss your book ideas.

@ecolsocaus.bsky.social
The logo for the Ecological Society of Australia Conference, with stylistic art of a fairy wren perched on wattle, flowers and a leafy sea dragon. Text reads: "ESA 2025. Adelaide, 23-28 November 2025. Bold actions for a resilient future."
November 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Got a curious kid on your gift list? We’ve got the books to match! 🎁📚

Discover our children's picture books and non-fiction for young readers – use promo code GIFT25 for festive discounts, plus free AU/NZ shipping over $90.

Shop our gift guide: www.publishing.csiro.au/catalogues/G...
A large stack of children's book of all different colours and topics, decorated with red and green gift bows, sitting on red-and white-striped wrapping paper in a warehouse. Overlaid are the words "Discounts plus free shipping over $90 Use promo code Gift25." Twenty-four different children's non-fiction and picture books are laid out in a large, colourful pile upon red-and-white striped wrapping paper. The book covers show a wide variety of science and nature topics and illustration styles. Overlaid is the text "Great gift ideas for kids."
November 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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We love author events! 🥳

Tim Entwisle, author of The Sceptical Botanist, has been busy doing talks and signings since the book's August release – have you caught any of them?

Get your copy from your local bookshop or online: www.publishing.csiro.au/book/8151/

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Tim Entwisle seated at a table with stacks of his book 'The Sceptical Botanist'. He is smiling at the camera and has a copy of one book opened to the title page, with a pen in his hand ready to sign the book. Tim Entwisle standing at a lectern on a stage, smiling out at the audience. Beside him is a large projector screen showing a lush green garden landscape and the words 'The Sceptical Botanist'. Tim Entwisle seated at a table with a display of his books, surrounded by people. He is signing the title page of a copy of 'The Sceptical Botanist'. Tim Entwisle smiles at the camera. He is wearing a suit and holding a notebook, and is seated on a white barstool at the front of a room. Beside him is a small white table, upon which rests a microphone and a display of his book 'The Sceptical Botanist'.
November 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Pollination is a team effort. 🐝🦜🦇

Bees get the spotlight, but birds, bats & beetles also move the pollen that sustains our ecosystems.
Explore the diverse cast of Australian pollinators and why biodiversity depends on them: blog.publish.csiro.au/austpollinat...

#AustralianPollinatorWeek
A little blue banded bee, with iridescent stripes on its abdomen and a golden-brown thorax, hovers towards the bright yellow flowers of a Cassia fistula tree. The photograph is credited as being by Jean and Fred Hort, Flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0. A rainbow lorikeet, with vibrant green, yellow and blue plumage and a red beak, feasts on the bright red blooms of a Callistemon tree. The photograph is credited as being by Peter Mackey, Flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0. Three flying foxes, two looking directly at us, hang upside down from a branch. Their black, leathery wings are folded tightly against their fluffy, orangey-brown bodies. The photo is credited as being by Geoff Brooks, Unsplash.
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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New research published in the #OpenAccess journal @ijwildlandfire.bsky.social concludes that bushfire smoke exposure presents significant health risks to firefighters, necessitating comprehensive mitigation strategies.

connectsci.au/wf/article/3...

#FirefighterHealth #IJWildlandFire
The cover of International Journal of Wildland Fire, with the caption "The open access journal of the International Association of Wildland Fire; publish.csiro.au/wf". In the background is a photo of a firefighter wearing protective gear in a smokey scrubland environment.
November 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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The festive season is fast-approaching... but never fear, we'll help you sleigh your gifting game this year! 🎁📚

Discover our favourite books for science and nature lovers of all ages – shop now for festive discounts and free AU/NZ shipping over $90: www.publishing.csiro.au/catalogues/G...
A large stack of books all all different sizes, colour and topics, decorated with a red and gold ribbon tied in a bow, and sitting on festive wrapping paper. Overlaid text reads 'Discounts plus free shipping over $90: use promo code Gift25'.
November 5, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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We love these photos from the Planet Fungi book launch at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne last month!

Hosted by co-author Dr Tom May, this event was a celebration of both the book & the wonders of the fungal kingdom. 🍄

Get your copy: www.publishing.csiro.au/book/8150

📷 by RBG Victoria
Tom May stands smiling beside a large poster of the book 'Planet Fungi: A Photographer's Foray'. The book cover features a strikingly beautiful mushroom with a thick white stem and round blue cap. Photo by the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Tom May stands at a podium, addressing a packed room of people. Photo by the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Tom May sits at a table, signing the title page of his book 'Planet Fungi'. Photo by the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. The book 'Planet Fungi' stands on a table next to an elegant freshly-made cocktail. Behind it is a pot plant with red mushroom decorations protruding from amidst the ivy leaves. Photo by the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.
November 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Researchers have estimated koala and southern greater glider numbers using thermal drones to survey the Illawarra Range, NSW.

Their findings will help track future changes in these endangered populations.

Glide into the #OpenAccess article in #AusMammalogy:

connectsci.au/am/article/4...
A koala resting in a tree, perhaps scratching its leg, with a very unphased look on its face. A caption invites us to read the open access article 'Abundance estimates of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) and southern greater gliders (Petauroides volans) on the Illawarra Range, New South Wales, from spatiotemporally-replicated thermal drone surveys' in Australian Mammalogy. The photo of the koala is credited as being by Lukas Kloeppel on Pexels.
November 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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5) Roridomyces phyllostachydis
6) Gibellula sp. inhabits a spider
7) Roridomyces austrororidus
8) Cordyceps militaris

Love these spooky stunners? Discover more fantastical fungi in Planet Fungi: A Photographer’s Foray: www.publishing.csiro.au/book/8150

#FungiFriday #PlanetFungi
A cluster of four mushrooms with stems glowing an eerie green, protruding from a decaying log. Their caps are turned away to show deeply defined white gills on the undersides. Photo by Stephen Axford. A dead spider sprawls, pierced by ghostly white fungal stalks erupting from its body. Photo by Stephen Axford. A mushroom with a speckled brown cap and glistening white stem glows ethereally amidst green foliage. Photo by Stephen Axford. Bright orange fungal stalks with textured tips writhe upward from a clump of dark soil, like fiery red tentacles. Photo by Stephen Axford.
October 31, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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It's the spookiest #FungiFriday of the year! 👻🍄

We're sharing these hauntingly beautiful fungi photos in the spirit of the spooky season – beware to those with arachnophobia, trypophobia or mycophobia...

1) Cookeina tricholoma
2) Ramaria sp.
3) Mycelium
4) Cyttaria septentrionalis

#PlanetFungi
Two crimson cup fungi rise from dark soil, each bristling with fine, translucent hairs that catch the light. One twists into a clasping spiral, whilst the other is more cup-like, resembling an open maw thronged by needle-like teeth. Photo by Stephen Axford. A dense cluster of coral-like fungus rises from mossy ground, each of its pale pink branches thick and fleshy at the base before splitting into dozens of finger-like tips. The smooth, skin-like texture and hollow folds evoke something disturbingly organic. Photo by Stephen Axford. White, cobweb-like fungal threads stretch across damp, decaying wood. Photo by Stephen Axford. Clusters of fleshy, beige fungal spheres cling tightly to a thin branch, their rippled, swollen surfaces resembling unnatural growths. From the center hangs a bulbous sac that is covered in a lattice of deep yellow cavities. Photo by Stephen Axford.
October 31, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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New #FreeToRead collection in @ausjchem.bsky.social:

Celebrating the work of #RichardRobson, a founding figure of Metal-Organic Frameworks and 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry recipient 🧪

connectsci.au/ch/collectio...

#AusJChem #OzChem @unimelb.bsky.social
Text invites us to read "The Foundations of a Nobel Prize: Richard Robson", a new collection in Australian Journal of Chemistry that is free to read until February 2026. The blurred background image of chemistry equipment is credited as being by AndreaObzerova, Getty Images Pro.
October 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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The awards ceremony was a wonderful celebration of the winning books, the amazing work that went into producing them, and their impact – we love these happy snaps capturing the joy of the night!

See the full list of winners on the RZS NSW website: rzsnsw.org.au/Whitleys2025
Author Tanya Loos smiles and holds the certificate she was just presented. Next to her, RZS NSW council member Dr Stephen Ambrose smiles and holds a copy of Tanya's book, 'Living with Wildlife'. Author Tanya Loos and CSIRO Science Connect Director, Gail Fulton, stand together smiling at the awards ceremony reception. Chapter authors James Bickerstaff and Debbie Jennings smile at the camera, holding the certificates they were each presented. Beside them, RZS NSW President Dr Thomas Newsome smiles and holds a copy of their book, 'Australian Beetles Volume 3'.
October 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Last week, three of our books were honoured in the Royal Zoological Society of NSW Whitley Awards, recognising the best of Australasian zoological literature 🎉

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Illustrator Cindy Lane and author Vanessa Pirotta take a selfie together, smiling widely down at the camera. Above and behind them you can see the beautiful internal architecture of the Long Gallery at Australian Museum, and a moose skeleton. Illustrator Cindy Lane and author Vanessa Pirotta smiling at the camera and holding their award certificates. In between them is RZS NSW Vice-President Dr Pat Hutchings, smiling and holding open their picture book, 'Oceans at Night'. The book covers of 'Oceans at Night', 'Australian Beetles Volume 3' and 'Living with Wildlife', beside a gold medallion that reads 'Whitley Award Winner 2025'. Everything is overlaid on a background of celebratory confetti and blue smoke.
October 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Teaming up for impact ✨

@marinefreshwater.bsky.social has partnered with the Australian Freshwater Sciences Society, giving Aussie freshwater research a home in a locally-owend journal, giving the community the confidence of publishing in a not-for-profit, peer reviewed journal.

connectsci.au/mf
A blue star with white text reading "Marine and Freshwater Research + Australian Freshwater Sciences Society" over a photograph of the Murray Darling River at sunset.
October 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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A leaf, a fern, a seed; each tells a story of survival.

Bush foods are living examples of First Nations science: tested, refined and shared over millennia.

connectsci.au/news/news-pa...
The hands of an Aboriginal person hold up a number of native Australian fruits. A caption invites us to read a story titled "Bush food and the science of survival" in ConnectSci News. The photo is from Tourism Australia.
October 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Today is #UnitedNationsDay, celebrating the power of collaboration and global action.

As a #SDGPublishersCompact signatory, we’re committed to advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals through the research we publish and the voices we amplify.

Learn more:
blog.publish.csiro.au/sdg-publishe...
The logo for the SDG Publishers Compact, over a photo of hands wearing gardening gloves planting a short plant in soil. The photo is credited as being by Jacob Varghese.
October 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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We're thrilled to share that 3 of our books won Certificates in the @rzsnsw.bsky.social Whitley Awards, presented last night!

Oceans at Night: Best Children’s Illustrator
Living with Wildlife: Urban Zoology
Australian Beetles Vol 3: Zoological Taxonomy

Congratulations to the winning creators! 🎉
The book covers of 'Oceans at Night', 'Australian Beetles Volume 3' and 'Living with Wildlife', beside a gold medallion that reads 'Whitley Award Winner 2025'. Everything is overlaid on a background of celebratory confetti and blue smoke.
October 23, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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We're excited to announce the launch of ConnectSci, our destination for trusted digital content, bringing together our science news, peer-reviewed journals and eBooks.

connectsci.au
An over-the-shoulder view of a laptop screen as someone browses the ConnectSci website. A caption reads, "ConnectSci: A destination for trusted science, powered by CSIRO Publishing" with the URL connectsci.au. We see the CSIRO Publishing logo in the top left corner.
October 23, 2025 at 3:54 AM