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Climate change facts for Kiwis – Tim Naish and James Renwick

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 06 July 201603 May 2017

Writing in the New Zealand Herald, Victoria University of Wellington professors Tim Naish and James Renwick – ahead of their nationwide speaking […]

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Asthma vaccine patented by Kiwi scientists

In the News  |  Published: 06 October 201428 March 2016

Dominion Post reporter Nikki MacDonald interviews the Wellington scientists who have found, and patented, a new vaccine for asthma. The research – a […]

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Coast-to-Coast Wellington earthquake study

In the News  |  Published: 05 May 201105 May 2011

New Zealand, American and Japanese scientists are combining forces to investigate the boundary between the Pacific and Australian tectonic plates […]

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Media Coverage: Ant-dropping wasps causing a buzz

In the News  |  Published: 31 March 201101 April 2011

Previously unheard-of wasp behaviour documented by Victoria University scientists has gained major media coverage both in New Zealand and overseas. […]

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NZ-led research sheds light on historic ice sheet retreat

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 17 January 201120 January 2011

Our understanding of how, and why, the earth’s largest ice sheet lost so much of its ice between 7,000 and […]

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Scientists on implications of sea level rise

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 21 September 201004 July 2011

The potential impacts of an increase in sea level over the course of the next century were the subject of […]

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A scientific project of epic proportions – the SKA

Blog  |  Published: 23 April 200923 April 2009

It’ll be one of the biggest scientific projects since the Large Hadron Collider was constructed beneath the Franco-Swiss border and […]

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Research pins polar warming blame on humans

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 31 October 200831 October 2008

A UK-led group of climate researchers claim their research has demonstrated for the first time that human activity is responsible […]

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Need to adapt as climate warms

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 08 October 200819 June 2011

A Dutch-led team of European researchers have considered multiple scenarios for tackling global warming and outlined the impact on the […]

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