Science

A year 12 student at the WA College of Agriculture Morawa says there were fears of "cooking" mice in the heating system before the mistaken deployment of toxic baits shut the school down.

Rare baby turtles that are a cross between the loggerhead and green species have been found on the beach at Mon Repos.

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing kits are often given as gifts or purchased "as a bit of fun", which means people often aren't prepared to discover unexpected parents, siblings and other relatives. 

Australian students have recorded their worst-ever results in national tests that measure digital literacy, with just 37 per cent of year 10 students and 50 per cent of year 6 students assessed as proficient.

A new report concludes the AI-fuelled surge of power-hungry data centres across Australia is jeopardising the country's energy transition.

A federal department says the Tasmanian government's proposed interim solution to a costly refuelling saga affecting Australia's Antarctic icebreaker is "far from" acceptable.

A winery squeezing value out of every part of the vine has received the country's top agricultural gong at a difficult time for the wine industry.

"Hallucinations", privacy and other factors to consider if you're turning to artificial intelligence for financial advice.

China has launched three astronauts into space, including one who will stay for a year for a study of the long-term impacts on a human in orbit, ahead of Beijing's goal of a crewed Moon landing by 2030.

A world-first research project is aiming to prevent family and intimate partner homicides with similar strategies to those being used to tackle terrorism and lone-actor attacks.