1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (605+ words) Wollongong-based online news outlet covering Australia and beyond. If you have anything newsworthy - a story, video or picture to share with us, please email us. Microplastics are often viewed as pollutants in their own right, but their environmental impact may…...

7+ hour, 44+ min ago   (282+ words) "It's very hard to imagine a prehistoric species we've never seen without comparing it to something we know," says Molly Cassatt-Johnstone, the paper's first author from the University of California, Santa Cruz. "But this approach can limit our understanding of…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (153+ words) When the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came into effect in 1994, Manitoba manufacturers were among the first to seize the opportunity. That year, the province's exports to the United States grew faster than those of any other province, led…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (132+ words) A new Surf Coast Shire Community Art Prize is set to celebrate, showcase and inspire creative talents across the municipality. The Community Art Prize will offer a total of $3,600 in prizemoney across four categories, and all eligible works will be…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (416+ words) Tweed Heads aerial looking south toward Wollumbin/Mt Warning. From 1 September 2026, new NSW Government consultation requirements have come into effect for planning and development matters across the State. The changes are contained in the new Statewide Community Participation Plan, which…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (616+ words) Mirage News Wearable sensors, such as wristbands, rings, and adhesive patches, are becoming increasingly common for healthcare monitoring, fitness tracking, and human–machine interaction. While most wearable devices are made from flexible polymers or textiles, paper-based sensors are emerging as…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (591+ words) Mirage News Segmentation tools help doctors identify and delineate tumors, lesions, and other abnormalities in medical images. However, noise, redundant information, and blurred boundaries can make automated segmentation difficult. Researchers from Tongji University in China and the University of Toyama…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (256+ words) Scientists from Leeds' School of Food Science and Nutrition have developed an advanced AI process that can rapidly identify plant proteins capable of acting as emulsifiers from tens of millions of initial candidates. To date, it has already identified nearly…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (327+ words) Immune cells that normally protect the body from damage by attacking foreign or infected cells are found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders at much higher levels than in healthy brains. The cells appear to…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (101+ words) As stated by: Detective Senior Sergeant David Thompson Police this morning have located a body at Lake Rotokākahi near Rotorua. Prior to work being done to recover the body, Tūhurangi Ngāti Wāhiao blessed the area. Officers made the discovery at…...