In a few months, a remote East Coast town will become the launching pad for a rocket headed for space. […]
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A wrap-up of the science stories grabbing headlines here and internationally.
Call 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 […]
Continue readingJuno spacecraft reaches Jupiter – In the news
After five years travelling across the solar system, the NASA spacecraft Juno has begun its final descent into orbit around […]
Continue readingKiwi students having sex later but riskier – In the news
New Zealand high school students are now more likely to delay sexual activity, but they are less prepared to practice consistent […]
Continue readingMore work needed on environmental reporting – PCE
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, has released her commentary on a wide-ranging ‘State of the Environment’ […]
Continue readingAlcohol’s cancer link claims 230 Kiwis a year – In the news
Even moderate drinking is linked to an increased risk of cancer, warns new New Zealand research. A new study from […]
Continue reading90-day law research widely covered – In the News
New research analysing the impact of a controversial 90-day trial period for new employees has been widely covered in the […]
Continue readingRecord year for HRC health funding – In the news
Woolly bandages, ear infections and e-cigarettes are just a few of the subjects to be investigated by recipients of funding […]
Continue readingArtificial light drowning out the stars – In the news
The “New World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness” published Science Advances this week reveals that the Milky Way is […]
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