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Children mixing screens with food
16 Jul 2015As young people use screens more and more, public health researcher Sam Marsh is looking into how much food they are eating when using different media like computers and TVs.
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Marine Science Round-Up
16 Jul 2015A baby colossal squid, studying under-ice algae in Antarctica, New Zealand sea lions, and a better fishing trawl net.
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Cleaning Up Our Coastlines
16 Jul 2015After more than a decade of cleaning up Auckland's waterways and removing 22 shipping containers full of rubbish, the Sea Cleaners Trust is ready to tackle the rest of our coastline.
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Salt, Blood Pressure and the Brain
A new study in rats shows that the link between high salt intake and high blood pressure is caused by changes in the brain
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Spinetail Devil Rays
9 Jul 2015Electronic tags used to measure the survival of spinetail devil rays released after being caught by tuna fishing boats have revealed long journeys to the tropics and deep dives
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The Sshhmute - A Practice Mute for Brass Instruments
In his New Plymouth workshop, Trevor Bremner designs and produces the sshhmute, a practice mute for brass instruments
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Improving Stent Design with MRI
Susann Beier is using MRI and computational models to analyse flow of blood like fluid in 3D-printed replicas of coronary arteries with the aim of improving stent design
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Spookfish and Other Deep Sea Sharks
9 Jul 2015Long-nosed spookfish and other chimaeras are among a suite of weird, little known deep sea sharks that sport spiky sex organs on their head, enormous noses, fierce spines and long tails
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Old Antarcticans Malcolm Laird and Peter Otway
2 Jul 2015Geologist Malcolm Laird and surveyor Peter Otway reminisce during the 2014 IceFest about their early visits to Antarctica in the 1960s
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Liquid Water on Mars
2 Jul 2015As NASA's Curiosity rover discovers liquid water on Mars, astrophysicist Duncan Steel discusses what that might mean for life on Mars.
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From False Teeth to Forensics - the Story of Dental Technology
2 Jul 2015Understanding physics and material engineering are as important as artistic skill in a technology that spans false teeth, prostheses and forensic investigations
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Life in the World's Oceans
2 Jul 2015Marine scientists in New Zealand make a significant contribution to a global register of marine life.
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Losing Weight and Getting Healthy - the SWIFT Study
The University of Otago SWIFT study is following 250 people for 2 years as they try popular diet and exercise programmes such as the Paleo diet, the 5:2 fasting diet, and high intensity exercise.
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Commuting Secrets of Antarctic Orca
2 Jul 2015New Zealand and Italian researchers have confirmed that Type C killer whales from Antarctica travel to and from northern New Zealand
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Antarctica reveals secrets to scientists
25 Jun 2015Scientists discover that Antarctica and the Southern Ocean harbour a surprisingly rich and expansive biological diversity.
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Climate Change Impacts on Health
A new report says that the threat to public health from climate change could undermine advances made over the past 50 years.
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Mapping Underwater Landscapes
25 Jun 2015A team of marine geologists deploy multibeam echo-sounding technology to map the seabed around Kapiti Island, north of Wellington.
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Dunedin's Healthy Harbour Watchers
25 Jun 2015Over the last decade secondary school students have measured the chemical and microbiological health of Otago Harbour
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Heat, Exercise and Heart Health
Heat and exercise, on their own or together, benefit the cardiovascular system by increasing blood volume and lwoering blood pressure, but could there be other benefits as well?
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A New Device for Measuring Pressure in the Brain
An implantable device is being developed to measure intracranial pressure in children who have hydrocephalus or "water on the brain"
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Kelp and Climate Change
18 Jun 2015Warming ocean temperatures and increasing sediment as a result of more extreme weather events may have profound effects on the health of our coastal kelp ecosystems
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Protein, Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes
Massey University researchers are looking at whether why protein after interval training could help type II diabetics with their blood sugar levels
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Global Ocean Legacy
11 Jun 2015The director of the Pew Charitable Trusts' Global Ocean Legacy discusses the importance of protected marine areas.
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Kelp, Urchins and Marine Reserves
11 Jun 2015Marine biologist Nick Shears monitors marine reserves to evaluate how effective marine protection is and he is also interested in the effects of climate change on the ocean
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