Twelve outstanding New Zealand researchers have been awarded medals at the Royal Society of New Zealand 2014 Research Honours event, […]
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Focus on future of drones
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – also known as drones – have exploded onto the market in recent years, with potential […]
Continue readingNew ancient NZ ‘Dawn Whale’ identified
Local palaeontologists have identified – and named – a previously unknown genus of ancient New Zealand baleen whale and two species within […]
Continue readingFunding NZ with science – The New Zealand Herald
Following up on the Government’s recent announcement that it is investing $139 million into 48 of New Zealand’s most promising research programmes, Teuila […]
Continue readingItaly quake experts cleared of manslaughter
An Italian court has overturned manslaughter convictions against six scientists for failing to give adequate warning of an 2009 earthquake […]
Continue readingSecond study confirms moa’s rapid extinction caused by early settlers
Even small human populations can wipe out big animal species, according to New Zealand research that suggests the moa extinction happened […]
Continue reading101 research projects awarded Marsden Fund grants
New Zealand’s top researchers will receive $56 million in Marsden Fund grants over the next three years. Over a hundred […]
Continue readingEaster Island history and retarded audio technology – RadioLIVE
Graeme Hill’s Weekend Variety Wireless on RadioLIVE is no stranger to science, often featuring extended interviews with fascinating researchers. Here […]
Continue readingTedX takes on new science focus – The Press
About a third of the speakers at the TEDx conference in Christchurch next week will be scientists talking about their […]
Continue readingHi-tech sector grows exports to $6.1 billion
The latest snapshot of New Zealand’s hi-tech sector shows the category remains the country’s third largest export earner behind dairy […]
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