The stranded container ship Rena has finally broken apart after grounding on the Astrolabe reef several months ago. Although most […]
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A wrap-up of the science stories grabbing headlines here and internationally.
NZ pigeons count in international media
A New Zealand researcher who showed pigeons can be as good as rhesus monkeys at sorting images of shapes into […]
Continue readingPrime Minister’s awards recognise NZ science
The top award in the 2011 Prime Minister’s Science Prizes, $500,000, has been awarded to a team of scientists from […]
Continue readingNZ bioscience strong – but for how long?
An industry report has revealed some positive growth in biosciences, but warns there may be a cash-flow crisis coming. This […]
Continue readingPicking winners in troubled waters – marine reserves
Designating ecologically-poor slabs of the ocean — which miners and fishers don’t want — as marine protected areas (MPA) is […]
Continue readingScientists protest DOC cuts
In an open letter to the Conservation Minister, a group of over 100 New Zealand scientists have expressed their “collective […]
Continue readingInvader ants don’t last in New Zealand
The faltering march of an invasive ant species has been making headlines both in New Zealand and overseas. The invasive […]
Continue readingKiwi ‘astrographs’ other solar system
A New Zealander has captured the first amateur photograph of solar system other than our own, drawing international attention. Rolf Olsen, […]
Continue readingOld times … via New Zealand
A 14th century scientific instrument brought to New Zealand by a family emigrating from the north of England in the […]
Continue readingClimate change policy not up to scratch – academics
New Zealand academics have reviewed the governments stance on climate change and decried the lack of action in developing solid […]
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