Efforts to rescue pilot whales stranded near Farewell Spit in Golden Bay this week failed after the surviving animals repeatedly […]
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Australian smoulders under extreme heatwave
Health alerts have been issued and bushfires threaten as a major heatwave hits heavily-populated parts of Australia this week. Our […]
Continue readingMaui’s dolphin extinction risk
A major international conference on marine mammals in Dunedin this week has focused attention on efforts to halt the extinction […]
Continue readingMen’s and women’s brains ‘wired differently’ – experts respond
Do gender stereotypes reflect physical differences in men’s and women’s brains? A study finding different patterns of connectivity in men’s […]
Continue readingRena oil spill effects and response – reports released
Two years of monitoring show few signs of long-term environmental damage from the Rena disaster. Initial results from a long-term […]
Continue readingPM’s Science Prize winners announced
One million dollars has been awarded to the six winners of this year’s Prime Minister’s Science Prizes. In a ceremony […]
Continue readingThe global cost of stroke – experts respond
An international study, lead by New Zealand researchers, has calculated the total worldwide cost of stroke in terms of years […]
Continue readingDeep sea oil spill projections – experts respond
How widespread an impact would the failure of a deep sea oil well in New Zealand waters have on coastlines […]
Continue readingUPDATED: Bushfires in New South Wales – experts respond
Dozens of bushfires continue to rage in New South Wales, Australia. Our friends at the Australian Science Media Centre have […]
Continue readingUS suspends Antarctic research programme – experts respond
Antarctic research programmes are in limbo as funding repercussions from the United States federal shutdown reach the southernmost continent. The […]
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