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What's The Model Sheep Of The Future?

Mon, 8 Jul 2024 16:18:10 +1200 | RNZ

The sheep of the future will also carry more social baggage than those of today, he said. More >>

Science Under Threat - New Report Reveals Damaging Impact Of Govt’s Deep Cuts

Mon, 8 Jul 2024 13:54:27 +1200 | Save Science

The Coalition today released Science under threat, a report which provides for the first time a full picture of the Government’s spending cuts, and the perspectives of the science community about the damage to the New Zealand’s science and research ...More >>

Incontinence Affects More Than 40% Of New Zealand Women - Research

Sun, 7 Jul 2024 15:53:04 +1200 | RNZ

A leading health researcher says it shows the health system does not prioritise women's problems. More >>

Real Or Myth? Young Scientists Seek Truth In Legendary Love Story

Sat, 6 Jul 2024 17:40:56 +1200 | Laura Smith - Local Democracy Reporter

Could Hinemoa have really heard the sound of lover Tūtānekai's flute across Lake Rotorua?More >>

Antarctica: Lower Cost Plan To Develop Scott Base Released

Fri, 5 Jul 2024 16:30:58 +1200 | RNZ

Antarctica New Zealand is downgrading its plans for the redevelopment of Scott Base and seeking to extend the life of its current buildings where possible to curb escalating costs.More >>

The TARDIS Has Touched Down In Wellington For An Exclusive Doctor Who Exhibition In 2024

Fri, 5 Jul 2024 14:01:57 +1200 | Wellington NZ

Hosted at Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre, this is the first time the exhibition has left UK shores. Doctor Who first aired in 1963 and has been broadcast in more than 50 countries, gaining millions of fans across the globe.More >>

Anna Kelland From Constellation Brands Wins 2024 Marlborough Young Viticulturist Of The Year

Fri, 5 Jul 2024 11:33:14 +1200 | New Zealand Winegrowers

“Seeing three bright, young women take out the top places, highlights that viticulture is very much an exciting career option for both women and men” says Nicky Grandorge, who heads up Young Viticulturist and Women in Wine as part of her role at New Zealand ...More >>

Pharmac Opens First Consultation For Cancer Medicines After Funding Boost

Fri, 5 Jul 2024 11:20:16 +1200 | PHARMAC

Pharmac – Te Pātaka Whaioranga is looking to widen access to four medicines as part of the first public consultation following the budget boost. More >>

19 Organisations Send Brooke Van Velden Open Letter Calling For Engineered Stone Ban

Thu, 4 Jul 2024 08:00:59 +1200 | NZCTU

Unions, public health experts and health & safety specialists have today released an open letter sent to Minister for Workplace Relations & Safety Brooke van Velden calling on the Government to follow Australia’s world-leading example & ban the ...More >>

Gaps In Reporting Of Nitrogen Fertiliser Use On Farms Leave An Incomplete Picture Of Impacts On Water Quality

Wed, 3 Jul 2024 16:28:59 +1200 | The Conversation

Only about 61% of dairy farm operators had reported their use of synthetic nitrogen a year after reporting rules came into force. More >>

Behind The Scenes At A Lab Meat Factory In Auckland

Wed, 3 Jul 2024 15:53:33 +1200 | RNZ

Lab-grown food might seem like science fiction, but researchers in NZare already making massive gains in creating meat and dairy products in the lab. More >>

The End Of The National Science Challenges, And Where To Next?

Wed, 3 Jul 2024 15:36:29 +1200 | RNZ

Analysis - For the last 10 years, the NZ science ecosystem has featured a series of 11 big, keystone projects on big, gnarly challenges. More >>

AI `urchinbot’ Will Find Sea Urchins Ravaging Our Coasts

Wed, 3 Jul 2024 11:48:31 +1200 | Auckland University

An artificial intelligence toolkit will help scientists track the expanding population of sea urchins destroying coastal kelp and ecosystems. More >>

Centre For Sustainable Finance Makes Recommendations To Government On A NZ Sustainable Finance Taxonomy

Wed, 3 Jul 2024 11:27:07 +1200 | Centre for Sustainable Finance

CSF was tasked by the Government to convene an Independent Technical Advisory Group (ITAG) to prepare and publish the non-binding advice on the design of a taxonomy and provide its recommendations to the Climate Change Minister. More >>

Taking Science To The Next Level At Waikato Museum

Wed, 3 Jul 2024 11:03:22 +1200 | Hamilton City Council

The second half of an extensive redevelopment of Exscite, Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato’s interactive centre for discovery, will be publicly revealed on Friday 5 July. More >>

Tactile Imagery Boosts Excitability

Wed, 3 Jul 2024 09:50:08 +1200 | Skoltech

In a paper published in the Scientific Reports journal, researchers from Skoltech and Moscow State University investigated the effect of imagining tactile sensations (tactile imagery) on the excitability of the corticospinal tract using the transcranial ...More >>

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