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White terraces discovered on lake floor
9 Jun 2011White terraces discovered on floor of Lake Rotomahana.
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2011 Royal Society of New Zealand Science Book Prize
12 May 20112011 Royal Society of NZ Science Book Prize won by Alison Ballance's 'Kakapo - rescued from the brink of extinction'.
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Squid gel update
A wound-healing gel, based on polymers found in crab shell and squid, has been successfully commercialised.
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Antarctic copepods
7 Apr 2011Scientists have discovered discovered an active population of freshwater copepods in an Antarctic lake.
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Study on preventing winter falls wins an Ig Nobel Award
7 Oct 2010Study on preventing winter falls wins an Ig Nobel Award.
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New Centres of Research Excellence announced
8 May 2014Six new Centres of Research Excellence have just been announced
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Spineless Wonders of the Year - the winners
4 Dec 20142014 Spineless Wonders of the Year competition - winners
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Speaking out for science
11 Aug 2016The Royal Society of NZ has released guidelines for scientists on public engagement. The NZ Association of Scientists President responds.
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Looking to the future with biologist Corey Bradshaw
11 Aug 2016Biologist Corey Bradshaw spends his time considering the future of humanity and the natural world in the face of rapid environmental change.
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'Milk on a disc'
11 Aug 2016Shining a light on milk to reveal its secrets will allow 'point of cow diagnostics' about the quality of milk and the health of individual dairy cows.
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A conservation summit on Predator Free NZ 2050
4 Aug 2016Three leading eradication experts talk about Predator Free New Zealand 2050, including the social aspects of engaging communities and the need to develop new tools to better control rats, stoats and…
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Climate Kit - when technology meets climate action
4 Aug 2016Sara Dean and Beth Ferguson are American designers whose projects include using Twitter to help Jakarta residents know about floods, and creating accessible solar charging stations.
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Project Activate - swimming in a flume
Project Activate involved a group of 12-year-old Pacific Island students learning about healthy living and science - and it included a swim in a research flume pool.
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Inspired by Science
Year-6 students Ava Beens and Eilish Cassidy take part in the 2016 International Science Festival in Dunedin, and give a 2-minute speech on what inspires them about science.
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Rogue waves
28 Jul 2016Rogue waves are rare, massive waves and Craig Stevens explains that although 'we know one when we see one' we don't understand how they form.
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Predator Free NZ - ambitious and under-funded
28 Jul 2016The Government has announced ambitious plans to make New Zealand predator-free by 2050 - but how achievable is it?
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3D printing a bionic arm
21 Jul 2016As part of the 2016 International Science Festival in Dunedin, teenager Corey Symon was gifted a 3D-printed bionic arm by Limbitless Solutions.
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Hunted to extinction - the Chatham Island sea lion
21 Jul 2016Within 200 years of settling the Chatham Islands, Moriori had hunted the local sea lion to extinction. What lessons can we learn from that?
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Antipodes Island mouse eradication successfully completed
14 Jul 2016The Million Dollar Mouse project has successfully completed the mouse eradication on Antipodes Island.
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Changing times at Our Changing World
14 Jul 2016As Our Changing World is about to change to a shorter format, Veronika Meduna looks back at some of her favourite stories about science and the environment.
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