About 40% of adults with chronic pain have anxiety or depression, according to new overseas research covering data from more […]
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Manawanui fuel removal operation completed – Expert Reaction
Contractors have “successfully completed their work” to remove diesel fuel and other pollutants from the HMNZS Manawanui off Sāmoa, according […]
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City fires likely to increase with climate change – Expert Reaction
As air temperatures get hotter with climate change, urban fires will get more common, with New Zealand seeing over 40% […]
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Carbon capture and storage in Aotearoa – Expert Q+A
The government recently announced decisions on a new framework to incentivise carbon capture, utilisation, and storage by New Zealand companies. […]
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NZ’s breast cancer rates are some of world’s highest – Expert Reaction
New Zealand and Australia have some of the highest rates of breast cancer diagnoses in the world at around 1 […]
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The science of deep sea mining – Expert Q+A
Researchers around the world are racing to get a fuller picture of the ecological impacts of mining the deep seabeds […]
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Celebrate your favourite science story of the year!
Nominations are open for the second annual Science Journalism Awards. We want to hear about your favourite piece of NZ […]
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Pacific tuna on the move – Expert Q+A
As the world’s oceans continue to warm, tuna stocks in the Pacific are expected to head east: away from local […]
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New Zealanders are having kids later – Expert Reaction
The median age of women giving birth in Aotearoa New Zealand has reached 31.5 years in 2024, according to newly […]
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Pesticides worsen the biodiversity crisis – Expert Reaction
A major study concludes that pesticides are overwhelmingly harming hundreds of species they aren’t meant to affect. The systematic review analysed […]
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