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International collaboration identifies potential threat to water quality

A major study has identified urbanisation and climate change as future threats to drinking water quality.

New cell-killing toxin discovered in an environmental pathogen

An international research team has discovered how a bacterial toxin, known as Ssp, is capable of entering and killing a wide range of living cells, including human cells using the Australian Synchrotron.

Nuclear science informing risk assessments during offshore decommissioning

Environmental scientists at ANSTO have been undertaking research to gain a better understanding of the potential impact of contaminants on decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure since 2017.

Australia is home to one of the world’s best nuclear reactors

Over the past 70 years ANSTO has been building Australia’s nuclear expertise and despite being small in scale, today we are complex and sophisticated nuclear nation.

Nuclear science informing risk assessments during offshore decommissioning

Environmental scientists at ANSTO have been undertaking research to gain a better understanding of the potential impact of contaminants on decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure since 2017

Going global with nuclear medicine

ANSTO proudly participates in a new ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures

ANSTO is participating in a new Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures (CIEHF) to be headquartered at James Cook University (JCU) that aims to bring Indigenous and environmental histories to the forefront of land and sea management.

Detached retina of laboratory animal “glued” with new hydrogel

New grant introduces state-of-the-art capability in stress engineering for Australian industry

New facility will greatly enhance Australia’s capability in stress engineering for industry

Studying stonefish venom may help combat transplant rejection

New antibody-like molecule which could be used in therapy to prevent infection from multiple forms of malaria

The protein mapping workhorses of the Australian Synchrotron, Macromolecular and Microfocus crystallography beamlines, MX1 and 2, continue to support important biomedical research in the development of vaccines and new therapeutics.