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The rabbit problem
Science communication student Berenice Mathieu, from the University of Otago, finds out about moves to introduce a more virulent strain of RHD or rabbit calicivirus into New Zealand to control…
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NZ's biotech industry attractive to overseas investors
An Australian life science venture capital firm is setting up shop in New Zealand, to find investment opportunities in what it says is one of the world's best hunting grounds for bio-technology. Audio
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Saturn moon 'able to support life'
Saturn's ice-crusted moon Enceladus may now be the single best place to go to look for life beyond Earth.
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First picture of black hole imminent, scientists say
Scientists believe an Earth-sized "virtual telescope" is on the verge of getting them the first ever picture of a black hole.
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'Oldest fossils on the planet' found in Canadian rock
Tiny filaments, knobs and tubes in 4.28-billion-year-old Canadian rocks could be fossils of some of the earliest living organisms on Earth, say scientists.
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2014 Research Honours
Eleven researchers have been awarded prestigious medals by the Royal Society of New Zealand. Audio
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Dr Stuart Henrys & Dr Chris Hollis - Earth's Eighth Continent
GNS Science geologists and geophysicists have added an eighth continent called Zealandia to the world map this year. At 4.9 million square kilometres - roughly the same size as India - it's the… Audio
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Tiny Plastics, Big Questions
A solid scientific understanding of microplastic exposure is more urgent than ever. Audio
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New Zealand leading the way in nuclear fusion?
Wellington start-up OpenStar has achieved a nuclear fusion breakthrough, being the first New Zealand company ever to turn on a fusion machine. Audio
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The power of the sun in your pocket
Imagine being able to carry your own solar panel around with you, rolled up in your pocket. Audio
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NZ scientist helping to identify Vietnam war casualties
Newly graduated University of Auckland student Bethany Forsythe has gone straight from campus to a job overseas identifying war casualties. Audio
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How to avoid daylight savings wreaking havoc on your sleep cycle
Sleep cycle expert Guy Warman shares a few tips to make those earlier mornings next week a bit more bearable. Audio
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Bluff locals meet NASA astronaut Dr Shannon Walker
Now to Bluff, where locals have had the chance to meet a real NASA astronaut.
Dr Shannon Walker is the veteran of two space missions and was in Southland to launch a new science showcase.
Our… Video, Audio
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Why commercial fishing is still allowed in 'protected' zones
The Hauraki Gulf recovery is at risk after a last-minute fishing carve-out to the new Tīkapa Moana, a City Councillor and a Marine Science Professor warn.
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Scientists could 'head overseas for good'
The union representing scientists says a potential loss of 83 scientists at AgResearch could mean these experts will leave the country for overseas positions.
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Aftermath of the Russian earthquake
The tsunami threat following this week's earthquake is mostly gone but NEMA is warning there could still be strong and unusual currents until Monday. Audio
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Hawaii University gets funding for online access to Pacific plant specimens
The University of Hawai'i's botany department has received 1-point-4 million US dollars from the National Science Foundation to develop a Consortium of Pacific Herbaria. The grant will help collate…
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Farmers' hold on high country policy diminished - academic
Farmer domination of high country land policy in the South Island is seen as on the wane by a lecturer in political science at Lincoln University.
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New Zealand's invisible women scientists
Women scientists in New Zealand have been shut out of our history, a cultural historian says. Audio
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Scientists concerned over delayed report
Scientists are becoming increasingly worried about delays to a critical report that could see an overhaul of the infrastructure and funding of science. Association of Scientists co-president Troy… Audio
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New Zealand geology student gets Fulbright scholarship to study tsunamis in Hawaii
A geology student from New Zealand's University of Canterbury has begun research in Hawai'i on tsunamis experienced by Samoa. Shaun Williams was granted a Fulbright/New Zealand Ministry of Research…
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Successful PNG combined cervical screening and treatment pilot
The pilot of a globally successful cervical cancer early intervention programme is showing good early results at two hospitals in the Papua New Guinea Highlands. "The head of science at...
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Further concerns voiced over Australian police deployment to Papua New Guinea
There are further concerns being voiced over the planned deployment of Australian police to Papua New Guinea. Professor Allan Patience, who is the chair of political science at the University...
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Study gives Polynesia migrations new timelines
New research shows East Polynesia was colonised by humans more recently, and faster, than previously thought. The findings, published in the American journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of…
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Former priest in PNG offers scholarships to aspiring leaders
A former Catholic priest in Papua New Guinea is offering high-achieving students the chance to gain a business or political science degree for free in the Philippines. Joseph Chow, MBE,...
