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Author: Dacia Herbulock

Climate change to wreak havoc on fisheries

In the News  |  Published: 18 February 200927 February 2020

New research on marine ecosystems’ likely response to climate change pressures, presented at the AAAS Annual Meeting this month, predicts […]

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Sustainability and the financial crisis

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 26 January 2009

“No country, not even one as geographically isolated as New Zealand, is insulated from the damages of a global financial […]

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Domestic violence causes distinct facial injuries

In the News  |  Published: 21 January 2009

Women suffering abuse from a partner tend to have patterns of injuries that are different from those seen in victims […]

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Crocodiles in Canada, palm trees at the poles

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 15 January 200915 January 2009

55 million years ago, the Earth was a much warmer place than it is today. Shockingly warm, in fact. And […]

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Biodiversity – how much remains to be discovered?

Blog  |  Published: 17 December 2008

For more than 200 years, countless scientists have devoted themselves to the task of elaborating and cataloguing in minute detail […]

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Science and maths scores flatlined

In the News  |  Published: 10 December 2008

Results of the 2006/2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) released today show that New Zealand school children […]

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Einstein, Darwin, Newton and…Rutherford

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 09 December 200816 December 2008

100 years ago — on 10 Dec 1908 — New Zealand’s most preeminent scientist, Ernest Rutherford, received the Nobel Prize […]

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Ocean acidification – deep-sea corals the first to go?

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 December 200802 December 2008

Scientists who explore the deep reaches of the oceans are gathering in New Zealand to share cutting edge research. The […]

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Oldest turtle fossil uncovered in China

Blog  |  Published: 27 November 200827 November 2008

A 220 million year-old fossil is stirring debate over the evolutionary origin of turtles. Turtles have a completely unique body […]

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No fireworks at public GMO forum

Blog  |  Published: 20 November 2008

I’m pleasantly surprised to report that — contrary to some expectations — the public forum held at Te Papa last […]

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