1+ hour, 31+ min ago   (635+ words) The world needs more homes. The world also has too much plastic. Perhaps the only thing those two problems have in common is that they're hard to solve. Atlas Building Composites, a spinout of MIT, is on a mission to…...

2+ hour, 47+ min ago   (328+ words) Held annually, the competition invites households and schools across the region to showcase the everyday actions they are taking to reduce waste, conserve resources and care for the environment. Environment and Sustainability Councillor Elliot Hilse said he was impressed by…...

4+ hour ago   (167+ words) The fight to eradicate the yellow-legged hornet in Auckland is entering a critical phase as warmer weather increases the risk of any surviving queens emerging from winter, Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard says. The response has already destroyed 77 queens and 132 nests,…...

6+ hour, 7+ min ago   (427+ words) One of the nation's most distinguished experts in Australian biodiversity and conservation will be celebrated in an upcoming Charles Darwin University (CDU) graduation ceremony. This week, 1502 students will be conferred in CDU's September graduations in Darwin. Alongside graduates on Tuesday,…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (657+ 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. Groundwater contamination is a growing global challenge, but predicting how pollutants behave underground remains difficult....

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (371+ words) Soil may look quiet, but beneath the surface lies a highly connected microbial world. A new study across China's Loess Plateau shows that different groups of soil bacteria play sharply different roles in building complex and stable microbial communities, offering…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (531+ words) New research finds there is no substitute for real-world observations, but that — under the right circumstances — AI-generated images can be used to improve the performance of computer models used for species identification and biodiversity monitoring. In the study, North Carolina…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (678+ words) Imagine a lake the size of Alberta's Wabamun Lake draining away in just a few months, taking its dependent ecosystem down with it, never to return. It's similar to what happened to a lake in Ellesmere Island's Milne Fiord in…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (221+ words) The IAEA houses one of the world's leading isotope hydrology laboratories at its Vienna headquarters, where scientists generate and curate the data behind global monitoring networks such as the Global Network of Isotopes in Precipitation, helping Member States assess and…...