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Moa, kiwi lost flight independently
Flightless birds of a feather don’t always flock together, at least in an evolutionary sense. While the moa and kiwi […]
Continue readingWas penguin evolution driven by a cooling Antarctic? – NZ Research
This article, reposted from The Conversation, is based on new research co-authored by Allan Wilson Centre researchers Gabrielle Beans-Picon (Massey […]
Continue readingPsa origins mapped – experts respond
Scientists have mapped the genome of the bacteria responsible for virulent kiwifruit vine disease Psa, providing evidence for the origins and […]
Continue readingMedia Coverage: Kiwi linguists making headlines
Not one, but two high-profile research articles were published this week by linguists from Auckland University, and have received extensive […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Frogs take huge leap of faith
Amelia Wade writes in the New Zealand Herald about a species of frog, discovered by University of Otago scientists, which […]
Continue readingTVNZ/NZPA: Scientists discredit Moa’s Ark theory
Scientists from Massey University are disputing the hypothesis that New Zealand’s flora and fauna have evolved without much external influence […]
Continue readingODT: Tune in to ‘inner scientist’ to filter nonsense
John Gibb writes in the Otago Daily Times about recent talks given in New Zealand by renowed physicist and science […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Climate science, NZ in Nature & the Nutt affair
SMC Climate science briefing Confused by the avalanche of climate science papers that have emerged this year? Need an update […]
Continue readingBacteria hedge their bets
Research by an international team of scientists including Professor Paul Rainey from the New Zealand Institute of Advanced Study has […]
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