Dunedin has once again played host to the International Science Festival, which comes to town every two years bringing scientists […]
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New Zealand’s conservation and environmental science aims are to be strengthened, thanks to a newly released public discussion paper that […]
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A proposal to test how reliable brain scans could be in detecting whether suspects knew anything about a crime goes […]
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Australian officials made headlines this week when they announced that AIDS was no longer an epidemic in their country, but […]
Continue readingExtinct sea lion discovered, raises by-catch concern – In the News
The discovery of an extinct sea lion from the Chatham Islands has researchers concerned that modern levels of by-catch could […]
Continue readingThumb-suckers and nail-biters defended against allergies – In the News
Children who suck their thumb or chew their nails are less likely to develop allergies later in life, researchers from […]
Continue readingSimple baby sleeping device could save lives – In the News
A simple device thought to improve the safety of babies sharing their parents’ bed has not been supported by the […]
Continue readingCape Canaveral comes to the East Coast – In the News
In a few months, a remote East Coast town will become the launching pad for a rocket headed for space. […]
Continue readingCall for lower salt consumption – In the news
If we are to meet a sodium reduction target by 2025, New Zealanders will have to reduce the salt in […]
Continue readingTūhoe and scientists collaborate on dinosaur hunt – In the news
Ngāi Tūhoe and palaeontologists have teamed up to go digging for dinosaurs and understand more about how these animals lived in […]
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