Science

Fire and Rescue NSW has responded to 13 lithium-ion battery fires since February 2.

A 23-year-old ecologist known as "The Bee Man" is on a mission to conserve solitary pollinators by building them structures where they can nest — and he's urging others to do the same.

Hundreds of snakes are moved from backyards, inside homes and other urban areas into reserves and bushland around Canberra each year — but until now, little has been known about what happens to snakes after they’re released.

The increase of unicorn startups in Australia, which have a valuation of $1 billion, has increased according to market analyst, with separate figures echoing a rise of a financially-healthy tech sector in the country.

They sell themselves on unlocking the secrets to personal, spiritual and financial success. But some life coaches are using a technique known as neuro-linguistic programming to recruit followers and make millions.

A second stinky corpse flower started opening up on Saturday afternoon, but unlike Putricia's public display her "sister" is being kept away from curious eyes.

The carcass of a dwarf sperm whale is found washed up on an Adelaide beach, with a local tour boat operator who says he saw the "very rare" animal when it was alive and several kilometres offshore describing the cause of death as a "complete mystery".

Queensland Police have charged three people with a litany of offences against representatives from space company Equatorial Launch Australia, including deprivation of liberty, threats and assault.

Tasmania is the "healthiest" place to live, according to a new study. But while the island's state government is keen to draw attention to the result, experts are cautioning against reading too much into it.

Wildlife researchers say they have never come across a male Tasmanian devil with such markings.