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Winners of 2025 Science Journalism Awards announced

Winners of 2025 Science Journalism Awards announced

Blog  |  Published: 19 June 202517 September 2025

The winners of this year’s Science Journalism Awards cover the dark side of solar storms and explore the impacts of […]

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Dengue in the Pacific region – Expert Q&A

Dengue in the Pacific region – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 04 June 202517 September 2025

The Cook Islands declared a dengue outbreak in Rarotonga last week. Other Pacific nations including Sāmoa, Tonga, and Fiji are […]

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Hopes for UN Ocean Conference – Expert Reaction

Hopes for UN Ocean Conference – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 28 May 202509 June 2025

The third UN Ocean Conference in France next month will focus on the conservation and sustainable use of marine resources.  […]

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Treating wastewater to store ocean carbon – Expert Reaction

Treating wastewater to store ocean carbon – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 May 202517 September 2025

Treating wastewater with alkaline minerals could soak up over 18 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, new research suggests. […]

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Several US-based environmental science databases to be taken down – Expert Reaction

Several US-based environmental science databases to be taken down – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 24 April 202517 September 2025

Several public databases from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will be decommissioned starting next month. Earlier this […]

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The risks of pine carbon farms – Expert Reaction

The risks of pine carbon farms – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 09 April 202517 September 2025

Forests planted for carbon credits are permanently locking up NZ’s landscapes, and could land us with more carbon costs, says the Parliamentary […]

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Major climate report shows our world is melting – Expert Reaction

Major climate report shows our world is melting – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 March 202520 March 2025

Antarctic sea ice levels have been at record lows for the last three years, a global report shows. The World Meteorological […]

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City fires likely to increase with climate change – Expert Reaction

City fires likely to increase with climate change – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 04 March 2025

As air temperatures get hotter with climate change, urban fires will get more common, with New Zealand seeing over 40% […]

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Carbon capture and storage in Aotearoa – Expert Q+A

Carbon capture and storage in Aotearoa – Expert Q+A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 28 February 202517 September 2025

The government recently announced decisions on a new framework to incentivise carbon capture, utilisation, and storage by New Zealand companies. […]

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Trump’s science spending cuts – Expert Reaction

Trump’s science spending cuts – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 11 February 202512 February 2025

The US government is cutting or limiting rafts of funding for science and health research. Some of the executive actions from President […]

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