The volcanic eruption on the small islet of Hunga Ha’apai, near Tonga’s capital Nuku’alofa on Thursday has devastated birdlife and […]
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Food miles expert on Kim Hill show
Dr Gareth Edwards-Jones, Principal investigator on a study of the comparative merits of consuming vegetables produced locally and overseas speaking […]
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Read the Q&A by Herald environment writer Eloise Gibson in full here. An excerpt: NZH: Will the Government announce new […]
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Excerpts from a column by Professor Gluckman, director of the Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, a leading centre for research […]
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There’s always a certain cringe factor when we start talking about taking tissue or even whole organs from animals and […]
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Professor David Harries, Director of the Centre for Excellence into Energy for Sustainable Transport at Australia’s Murdoch University & Curtin […]
Continue readingDrilling back in time in the name of climate science
Can looking at samples of five million year-old rock sediment tell us the consequences of warming the earth by pumping […]
Continue readingEmerging kiwi scientists awarded research fellowships
The Foundation for Research Science and Technology has announced this year’s recipients of its annual postdoctoral fellowships. Research topics for […]
Continue readingClimate science hands off to the politicians
The International Scientific Congress on Climate Change in Copenhagen wrapped up last week with a series of key messages it […]
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