Pacific

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 September 201720 August 2018

A mass evacuation has been ordered from Vanuatu’s Ambae Island following a volcanic eruption. GNS Science volcanologist Brad Scott is […]

In the News | Published: 04 October 201611 April 2018

New research published today in Nature suggests the first people to settle in the Pacific were from Asian farming groups […]

In the News | Published: 29 August 201611 April 2018

Kiwi scientists have been featured prominently in the media over the weekend discussing healthy diets and the role of sugar […]

In the News | Published: 27 July 201603 May 2017

Research published this week has found one of the strongest genetic links to obesity, with carriers having a 35 per […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 26 July 201603 May 2017

Researchers studying obesity in Samoa have found a unique genetic variant that boosts fat storage and increases obesity risk in […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 April 201603 May 2017

The current Zika outbreak in Brazil may have had its origins in Polynesia, says new research speculating the virus was […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 17 February 201613 July 2017

With a warmer future set to hit our Pacific neighbours hardest, is there still a chance to turn the tide? The […]

In the News | Published: 11 February 201611 April 2016

Belief in the wrath of judgemental gods spurred the expansion of human societies, suggests a new study co-authored by New […]

In the News | Published: 08 October 201509 October 2015

The genetic heritage of New Zealand’s first dog, the now extinct kuri, is being unravelled by University of Otago scientists […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 29 September 201528 March 2016

The Kermadec Islands and surrounding ocean – one of the Pacific’s most diverse and pristine marine environments – is to […]