• Photograph of a stack of books. Photo from iStockphoto. com/Mr Floyd Anderson.

    One way in which we communicate the results of our research is through books and videos.  These are produced across the organisation, and may be published by the Division responsible for the research, commercial publishers and CSIRO Publishing.

  • Cover of the Total Wellbeing Diet Book 2.

    This new book aims to renew enthusiasm for a healthy lifestyle for those that have already taken the initiative, and motivate others to take the first step to a better lifestyle. Read about what's in Book 2.

  • Front cover of Trees for Saline Landscapes publication.

    Trees for Saline Landscapes presents current knowledge on a large suite of tree species tolerant to different levels of salinity as well as their uses.

  • Image of the front cover of the book – an interpretation of the crytalline assembly of a coiled protein from the egg case of a preying mantis.

    The Lennox legacy: the history of the CSIRO laboratory at 343 Royal Parade Parkville records many of the events and incidents associated with the genesis and development of the Division of Molecular and Health Technologies over more than fifty years.

  • To Feed a Nation

    To Feed a Nation, a book from CSIRO PUBLISHING, highlights how a growing understanding of the nature of food, the principles of nutrition, and the role of micro-organisms, was able to propel food technology to where it is today.

  • Cover of the book Landscape and Building Design for Bushfire Areas by the authors Caird Ramsay and Lisle Rudolph, with an abstract colour image of a raging bushfire.

    Design for bushfire to be included as a normal part of designing in bushfire-prone areas is encouraged by this book. It will assist planning and building regulatory authorities to improve and administer regulatory requirements and guidelines.

  • Cover of the book Australian Seafood Handbook: An Identification Guide to Domestic Species by the authors GK Yearsley, PR Last and RD Ward, with a photograph of a West Australian dhufish.

    The authors have made a huge contribution to the knowledge and understanding of domestic seafood species, creating an essential reference for anyone who deals with Australian seafood.

  • From Fleece to Fabric

    From Fleece to Fabric provides an overview of the wool industry from 1948–1998 and how research by CSIRO’s Wool Technology group helped create one of the nation’s main export industries.

  • Cover of the book Fields of Discovery: Australia’s CSIRO by the author Brad Collis, with a colour photograph of a drover and flock of sheep with CSIRO’s radio telescope in the background.

    Celebrates the inspiring and often dramatic journey of one of the world’s most enduring scientific bodies.

  • Cover of the book Managing and Conserving Grassy Woodlands by the editors S McIntyre, JG McIvor and KM Heard.

    Edited by experts from CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, this book provides the principles for landholders to maintain or increase productivity without compromising ecological sustainability.