Science

Details of how the shipping containers ended up on a giant iceberg have been revealed in one of the more unusual reports tabled at the annual meeting of Antarctic Treaty nations.

Little penguin numbers on Kangaroo Island have rebounded, but estimates show there are only about 700 adult breeders after a harmful algal bloom.

It's graduation season for universities across the US, which has bred an unexpected viral trend: graduates jeering at artificial intelligence.

There are at least 20 platypuses now living in the NSW Royal National Park's waterways, three years after their historic reintroduction. 

Experts say a series of AI-generated digital news outlets is the first recorded example of "pink-slime" journalism in Australia, with the website owner claiming the now-deleted outlets were an experiment gone wrong.

A new study into dingo DNA has found many animals previously considered to be purebred actually have domestic dog genetics.

Colourful streaks across the sky have been spotted across eastern Australia as a "fireball" meteor passed through the atmosphere.

AI-perfected CVs are becoming the norm as more job applicants and employers use artificial intelligence, but recruiters say the technology could be making hiring trickier.

Students of the Western Australian School of Agriculture in the WA town of Morawa are sent home and the school is closed after toxic mouse bait intended for paddocks is spread on the campus. 

Elon Musk's sprawling space exploration company, which also owns Starlink and xAI, was valued at $US1.25 trillion ($1.75 trillion) earlier this year, meaning Musk could become the world's first trillionaire if the offering goes ahead at that valuation.