Science and technology news today spans climate modelling, forensic capacity and a glimpse of the skies ahead. In Western Australia, analysis commissioned by Woodside suggests the state is not on course to meet its 2050 net-zero goal, with reports indicating it could slip by as much as a decade unless renewable energy expands at an extraordinary pace. In a more immediate public-service development, a state laboratory says it has cleared roughly 70% of its DNA testing backlog, including about 600 rape-related samples, and expects to resume regular testing in July with turnaround times of around two weeks. Looking further ahead, planners are already turning attention to the 2028 total solar eclipse, with Doon Doon in northern WA emerging as a key viewing base. Elsewhere, corporate routine continued as SWI Capital formally called its 2026 annual meeting in Amsterdam.