New research on marine ecosystems’ likely response to climate change pressures, presented at the AAAS Annual Meeting this month, predicts […]
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Sustainability and the financial crisis
“No country, not even one as geographically isolated as New Zealand, is insulated from the damages of a global financial […]
Continue readingDomestic violence causes distinct facial injuries
Women suffering abuse from a partner tend to have patterns of injuries that are different from those seen in victims […]
Continue readingCrocodiles in Canada, palm trees at the poles
55 million years ago, the Earth was a much warmer place than it is today. Shockingly warm, in fact. And […]
Continue readingBiodiversity – how much remains to be discovered?
For more than 200 years, countless scientists have devoted themselves to the task of elaborating and cataloguing in minute detail […]
Continue readingScience and maths scores flatlined
Results of the 2006/2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) released today show that New Zealand school children […]
Continue readingEinstein, Darwin, Newton and…Rutherford
100 years ago — on 10 Dec 1908 — New Zealand’s most preeminent scientist, Ernest Rutherford, received the Nobel Prize […]
Continue readingOcean acidification – deep-sea corals the first to go?
Scientists who explore the deep reaches of the oceans are gathering in New Zealand to share cutting edge research. The […]
Continue readingOldest turtle fossil uncovered in China
A 220 million year-old fossil is stirring debate over the evolutionary origin of turtles. Turtles have a completely unique body […]
Continue readingNo fireworks at public GMO forum
I’m pleasantly surprised to report that — contrary to some expectations — the public forum held at Te Papa last […]
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