The Government has today announced a funding increase of $13.75 million over three years for research to combat the spread of kauri […]
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Mars 2020 landing site – Expert Reaction
NASA has announced the landing site for its Mars 2020 rover, which is due to touch down in February 2021 in […]
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National Science Challenges investment – In the News
The Government’s mid-way review on the National Science Challenges has been met with a mixed response from scientists, with several […]
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$85m awarded in Marsden Fund grants – In the News
A total of 136 research projects from around New Zealand, ranging from virtual pregnancy to studying volcanoes from a ‘waka-lab’, […]
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Seed banking and native trees – Expert Reaction
Traditional seed banking – storing seeds at low temperatures – will fail to save a third of the world’s tree species from extinction, according […]
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Honours for Aotearoa’s top researchers, scholars and innovators – In the News
Exceptional New Zealand researchers have been honoured at the Research Honours Aotearoa, hosted by Royal Society Te Apārangi and held in […]
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EPA’s reassessment of chemicals – In the News
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has released a priority chemicals list of 39 chemicals – mostly insecticides, fungicides and weed-killers, that require […]
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Mice with two mums – Expert Reaction
Researchers from China have bred healthy mice with two mums (and no dad) that went on to have normal pups […]
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Freshwater agenda – Expert Reaction
A blueprint for the Government’s freshwater agenda, which sets out key objectives for improving water quality over the next two years, has been […]
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Vitamin D supplementation – Expert Reaction
Vitamin D supplements have long been recommended as a preventative or treatment for osteoporosis, but a study led by a […]
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