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Expert Reactions | Published: 20 November 201711 April 2018

A media report from the weekend suggests a link between the Earth’s rotation and an increase in intense earthquakes. The […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 November 201711 April 2018

New Zealand researchers have found the active ingredients in commonly-used weed killers can cause bacteria to be less susceptible to […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 November 201711 April 2018

To reach New Zealand’s Predator Free 2050 goal, researchers have been considering gene-editing techniques to rid the country of invasive […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 November 201711 April 2018

After months of speculation, the results of the ABS poll on whether Australia should legalise same-sex marriage are in, and […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 November 201717 November 2017

Some of the adverse events reported after the rollout of the HPV vaccine in New Zealand are likely to have […]

In the News | Published: 14 November 201711 April 2018

A year on from the November 14 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the upper South Island and Wellington, scientists are […]

In the News | Published: 10 November 201711 April 2018

Science New Zealand, the body that represents the country’s seven Crown Research Institutes (CRIs), hosted its inaugural national awards at […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 09 November 201705 July 2018

As the one year anniversary of the Kaikōura earthquake nears, GNS scientist Dr Ursula Cochran writes on The Spinoff why […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 November 201711 April 2018

2017 is set to be in the top three hottest years on record, with record-breaking extreme weather, according to the […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 02 November 201711 April 2018

A total of 133 research projects have been funded in the latest round of the Marsden Fund, for a total […]