New technology is helping scientists to track down pests, detect endangered species, and find infectious viruses, all through the tiny bits […]
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Trump’s science spending cuts – Expert Reaction
The US government is cutting or limiting rafts of funding for science and health research. Some of the executive actions from President […]
Continue readingFive global crises are inextricably linked – Expert Reaction
‘Siloed thinking’ is holding back solutions to biodiversity, human health, climate change, water, and food security, according to a new […]
Continue readingWhat to know before becoming a new greyhound owner – Expert Q&A
With the greyhound racing industry coming to an end, most of the 3,000 current racing dogs will be put up for […]
Continue readingMeth use skyrockets – Expert Reaction
Cocaine and methamphetamine have been detected at their highest ever rates in New Zealand’s wastewater. Wastewater testing data show the volume of drugs […]
Continue readingNew food standards for lab-grown meat – Expert Reaction
Food regulators want to streamline how they assess the growing range of lab-grown foods, starting with cell-cultured quail meat. Instead of going through […]
Continue readingWhat’s the difference between NZ’s bird flu and overseas strains? – Expert Q&A
Several strains of highly pathogenic bird flu have been found around the globe, and now in New Zealand. The virus […]
Continue readingGene Technology Bill introduced to parliament – Expert Reaction
We now have details of a new Bill which introduces long-awaited reforms to genetic modification rules, reducing restrictions for scientists to work with the […]
Continue readingMarsden Fund cuts will disproportionately affect Māori researchers – Expert Reaction
With humanities and social sciences removed from the “blue-skies” research fund, many Māori-led research projects will no longer be funded. “Core” […]
Continue readingGovt cuts humanities and social science funding – Expert Reaction
Humanities and social science funding has been cut from the Marsden Fund, the main fund for ‘blue-skies’ research in Aotearoa New […]
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