An announcement from the Wellington City Council that it will be examining the city’s earthquake resilience has received wide media […]
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Steven Joyce on Science and Innovation
In an article for Computerworld, Sarah Putt quizzes the new Minister for Science and Innovation, Steven Joyce, on how the […]
Continue readingSeal mummies harbour microbial secrets in Antarctica
Researchers in Antarctica have co-opted some unlikely assistants in their examination of microbial communities in the southern continent. Mummified seals, […]
Continue readingTop climate scientists tackle sceptics
A group of expert climate researchers has rounded robustly on 16 scientists who complained in the Wall Street Journal (No […]
Continue readingUnderwater sound increases mussel biofouling
New Kiwi research has found that biofouling mussels may be more likely to make their home on the hull of […]
Continue readingBiofuel outfit LanzaTech secures further funding
LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, has closed its latest funding round with investments totaling […]
Continue readingUK call for memorial to top NZ scientist
A campaign has begun in Britain for a memorial there to the scientist who led New Zealand’s contribution to the […]
Continue readingSmokers are more hazardous drinkers – NZMJ study
New research published today in the New Zealand Medical Journal has highlighted the link between unhealthy behaviours like drinking and […]
Continue readingPossum teeth may pinpoint origins of preserved Maori heads – study
Waikato University researcher Nicky Cameron has proven that new technology could be used to help pin down the origins of […]
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Fishing mishaps reignite calls for Ross Sea protection
The Green party has called for the Ross Sea in Antarctica to become a marine protected area, in the wake […]
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