A Japanese space capsule which, hopefully, contains the first asteroid sample to be brought back to Earth, has landed in […]
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ODT/NZPA:Cellphones could become classroom tools
A new pilot programme underway in Auckland could see teachers switch from banning cell phones in classrooms, to making them […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Albatross fights for survival
The Chatham Albatross, one of the world’s most endangered birds, is no longer quite as endangered as once it was, […]
Continue readingDom Post: Niwa looks beyond salmon to boost NZ fish farming options
Hamish Rutherford writes in the Dominion Post about NIWA’s work in developing new types of aquaculture, in order to be […]
Continue readingODT/NZPA: Varied interpretation of science led to lawsuit
Comvita New Zealand has pulled its research commission from the University of Waikato, instead giving it to the University of […]
Continue readingDom Post: Liquid waste cleaner all go
Catherine Harris writes in the Dominion Post about a new technology, being developed by Viclink, which is able to take […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Space capsule landing, oil drilling, and Fieldays
Aussie-bound space capsule due Scientists in the desolate South Australian outback are preparing for the touch down of a Japanese […]
Continue readingODT: NZ researchers to seek out cycling secrets
Scientists at Massey University are looking to find out whether it’s better to sit, or stand, when cycling up a […]
Continue readingNBR: Short people at greater risk of heart disease
Scientists have found a link between height and heart disease: the shorter we are, the higher our risk, although the […]
Continue readingTVNZ/One News: Scientists work with farmers to cut emissions
In order to help farmers make the best greenhouse gas mitigation choices, NIWA scientists are travelling the country to learn […]
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