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Monarch Butterflies Are In Decline In NZ And Australia – They Need Your Help To Track Where They Gather
Tuesday, 7 January 2025, 8:25 pm | The Conversation
Citizen scientists are called on to help with tagging monarch butterflies and find out why their numbers are dropping. More >>
The Discovery Of A Rare New Fossil Sheds Light On NZ’s Extinct Dolphin-like Reptiles
Wednesday, 1 January 2025, 6:56 pm | The Conversation
The discovery of the most complete ichthyosaur skeleton known from New Zealand sheds new light on the diversity of these ancient dolphin-like marine reptiles in the southern hemisphere. More >>
Inside RNZ on the night of Y2K
Sunday, 29 December 2024, 5:40 am | RNZ
A beacon of hope and grape juice in a bunker were featured as, 25 years ago, RNZ nervously ticked over from 1999 to 2000. More >>
From New Commercial Moon Landers To Asteroid Investigations, Expect A Slate Of Exciting Space Missions In 2025
Saturday, 28 December 2024, 1:48 pm | The Conversation
From exploring the Moon to revealing mysteries of the solar system, space agencies around the world are gearing up for an exciting year of launches and flybys. More >>
Advancements In Transducer Technology Drive Precision In Biomedical Research
Wednesday, 25 December 2024, 1:09 pm | ADInstruments
ADInstruments, a global leader in biomedical research equipment, offers a comprehensive selection of transducers designed to meet the complex demands of modern research. Their product range includes pressure, pulse, isotonic, and force transducers, each ... More >>
Scientists Reinvent Physical Laws Governing Formation Of Snowflakes, Raindrops, And Saturn’s Rings
Tuesday, 24 December 2024, 1:47 pm | Skoltech
Fluid aggregation is involved in many processes: In the atmosphere, water droplets agglomerate into rain, and ice microcrystals into snow. In space, particles orbiting giant planets come together to form rings like those familiar from Saturn. More >>
Could NZ’s two kākā subspecies actually be remnants of a more diverse species? Here’s why we need to know
Monday, 23 December 2024, 8:56 pm | The Conversation
Genome analysis of New Zealand’s forest parrot kākā has so far found no genetic differences between its two subspecies. This could allow for more relocations of birds between populations. More >>
Download Weekly: Review Of 2024
Monday, 23 December 2024, 11:35 am | Bill Bennett
A look back at the New Zealand telecommunications sector’s biggest news stories and themes over the past year. More >>
One NZ scores worldwide first as Starlink direct-to-mobile launches
Monday, 23 December 2024, 11:32 am | Bill Bennett
In the latest Download Weekly newsletter: One New Zealand squeaked in ahead of the year end with its promised 100 percent coverage launch. The Commerce Commission is thinking about fibre deregulation. More >>
Rocket Lab Successfully Deploys Satellite for Synspective, Caps Off Year with 60% Increase in Launches YoY
Sunday, 22 December 2024, 2:18 pm | Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab launched 16 missions in 2024, besting the Company’s previous annual launch record of 10 missions, achieved in 2023 and representing a launch cadence increase of 60% year-on-year. More >>
Our Changing World: New Antarctic Methane Seeps
Friday, 20 December 2024, 5:28 pm | RNZ
Methane is escaping from below the seafloor in Antarctica - what are the potential implications for further warming of the planet? More >>
Apple iOS Update Makes It Easier For New Zealanders To Report Scam Messages To DIA
Friday, 20 December 2024, 9:24 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
This new initiative, initiated by Apple and delivered in partnership with NZ telcos means that a user with an iPhone 14, 15 or 16, which has been updated with the latest iOS 18.2, can select “Report Junk” on a suspicious message and now the details ... More >>
Scion Invests In Cutting-Edge Innovation Upgrade
Thursday, 19 December 2024, 6:26 pm | Scion
The advanced equipment features the latest generation of superconducting magnets, which provide superior sensitivity and resolution for more accurate test results. More >>
Scion’s Novel Internship Model Connects Talent With Industry
Thursday, 19 December 2024, 6:21 pm | Scion
“Partnerships like this are central to Scion's mandate and strategic approach, fostering cross-sector collaborations to advance forestry research, drive innovation, and promote sustainable forestry practices,” Henri Baillères, Scion’s general ... More >>
Blending Livestock And Forestry Brings Benefits
Thursday, 19 December 2024, 4:20 pm | Scion
Agroforestry blends agriculture and forestry in a way that addresses environmental, economic and social pressures. Silvopastoral systems are the form of agroforestry involving livestock grazing on pasture. More >>
Gigamon Announces Power Of 3 Offering With Cribl And Blackwood To Deliver Comprehensive Intelligence To Cloud, Security
Thursday, 19 December 2024, 2:58 pm | Gigamon
Powerful combination brings deep observability to hybrid cloud infrastructure and extends the value of existing tool investments. More >>
The Secret Lives Of Pregnant Male Pipefish
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 9:51 am | University of Canterbury
Pipefish are unique because they don’t follow the usual ‘rules’ of evolution. In most species, males compete to attract females. But with pipefish, the males carry and protect the embryos. More >>
New Method To Boost Generative Model Training By Up To 10 Times
Sunday, 15 December 2024, 11:28 pm | Skoltech
The researchers will present their results in Vancouver at NeurIPS 2024, one of the world’s largest AI conferences. More >>
Marsden Fund Changes Threaten Foundations Of Our Research Sector
Sunday, 15 December 2024, 10:25 pm | New Zealand Association of Scientists
We are deeply concerned the Minister has acted hastily to break the part of the research system that was considered to be the best-functioning, says Co-President Troy Baisden. More >>
Oppo Find X8 Pro review: Zoom, zoom, zoom
Saturday, 14 December 2024, 11:19 am | Bill Bennett
Oppo’s Find X8 Pro is a flagship Android phone which shows the Chinese handset maker can go head-to-head with Samsung. While it could be more phone than you need or have a budget for, it does wonders for promoting Oppo’s brand. More >>
Download Weekly: Spark raises $314m selling remaining tower stake
Saturday, 14 December 2024, 11:14 am | Bill Bennett
Spark sells remaining mobile tower network stake for $314m. 2degrees gets external validation of its greenery. Microsoft opens its NZ data centre. More >>
How To See The Geminids Meteor Shower From New Zealand
Friday, 13 December 2024, 6:12 pm | RNZ
A meteor shower considered to be one of the best will peak this weekend, but a full Moon may impact how much of it we see. More >>
Meth Use Skyrockets – Expert Reaction
Thursday, 12 December 2024, 6:14 pm | Science Media Centre
“The latest findings of increasing meth use in New Zealand (+108%) are consistent with the previous quarter of wastewater testing results (+31%) and our own recent NZ Drugs Trends Survey (NZDTS) results which showed declining prices for meth (-36%) ... More >>
New Food Standards For Lab-grown Meat – Expert Reaction
Thursday, 12 December 2024, 5:38 pm | Science Media Centre
Instead of going through the process of approving each new cell-cultured food individually as a novel food, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) proposes to establish clear standards that any cell-cultured food must comply with. More >>
Top Scholars Call For Collins To Reverse Changes To Science Funding
Thursday, 12 December 2024, 5:36 pm | Stacey Bryan-Sneddon
The open letter is signed by 80 Rutherford Discovery Fellows, in response to Minister Collins’ announcement on Dec 4 that the govt will disband the humanities and social science Marsden Fund panels and ensure half of Marsden funding will go towards research ... More >>
'Giant Batmobiles': In Search Of The Manta Rays Of The Hauraki Gulf
Thursday, 12 December 2024, 6:26 am | RNZ
Every summer, manta rays cruise the waters of the Hauraki Gulf. Researchers are racing to find out more about these charismatic creatures as their habitat continues to decline. More >>
‘Super-Matcher’ Study Wins $360,000 Funding Boost
Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 11:19 am | University of Canterbury
This project will investigate how trained experts and untrained super-matchers use visual information as both groups are very accurate at pattern-matching tasks but they excel in very different ways. More >>
Reports Of Cybercrime On The Rise: Keep Them Coming, Says The NCSC
Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 8:52 am | National Cyber Security Centre - NCSC
Phishing remains the biggest incident category for individuals and organisations, accounting for almost half of all reports. It is also the most common way for cyber criminals to gain access to your systems. More >>
Mind’s Ear: Investigating The Sounds In Your Head
Monday, 9 December 2024, 5:06 pm | University of Auckland
Now, as their investigations into the phenomenon continue, the University will host a global conference on sounds imagined in the mind, an event intended not just for scientists but also philosophers, musicians, poets and writers. ‘Mind’s Ear and ... More >>
Climate Commission Says Aim For Carbon-negative – Expert Reaction
Friday, 6 December 2024, 3:43 pm | Science Media Centre
The Commission says the current greenhouse gas targets are realistic and achievable, and that a loftier goal on both carbon and methane is also warranted. The Science Media Centre asked experts to comment. More >>
Chorus, DataGrid Team For 540 Tbps Tasman Ring Network
Friday, 6 December 2024, 11:13 am | Bill Bennett
Datagrid has joined forces with Chorus to build an extensive Trans-Tasman submarine cable network. It's a departure for the fibre wholesale business, but wholly in keeping with its core business. The Commerce Commission wants Contact Energy and Nova Energy ... More >>
Living With An 8-Year-Old IPhone, Some Surprises
Friday, 6 December 2024, 11:10 am | Bill Bennett
In September I sent the review iPhone 15 Plus back to Apple and retrieved an eight-year old iPhone 7 Plus from the cupboard. How did that work out? More >>
Govt Cuts Humanities And Social Science Funding - Expert Reaction
Thursday, 5 December 2024, 5:15 pm | Science Media Centre
The areas that have been cut include research in subjects like nursing, law, and archaeology. More >>
Schneider Electric Announces New Solutions To Address The Energy And Sustainability Challenges Spurred By AI
Thursday, 5 December 2024, 11:39 am | Schneider Electric
Both innovations form part of Schneider Electric’s end-to-end, AI-ready data centre solutions, which focus on three key areas including developing an energy strategy for the AI era; deploying advanced infrastructure; and sustainability consulting. More >>
Otago Scientist Awarded Prestigious Fellowship For Antibiotic Resistant ‘superbugs’ Research
Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 8:07 pm | L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science
Dr Leah Smith has officially received her For Women in Science fellowship for her research into phage therapy (tackling antibiotic resistant super bugs). Phages, a type of virus that only infect bacteria, are ‘experts’ at targeting and killing ... More >>
Dairy-beef Offers Potential For Significant Emissions Savings
Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 3:32 pm | AgResearch
The Life Cycle Assessment analysis by AgResearch scientists, shows using fast-finishing systems with dairy-beef animals results in a carbon footprint that is 32-48 per cent lower than the average for traditional beef systems in New Zealand. More >>
Datadog Highlights Advanced AI/ML And AWS Monitoring Capabilities At Re:Invent
Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 3:31 pm | Datadog
At AWS Re:invent, Datadog highlighted its continued investment in its Amazon Web Services (AWS) monitoring product portfolio, which covers all aspects of a customers’ tech stack, including AI/ML applications as well as serverless and containerised ... More >>
NIWA Selects VAST Data To Set New Standards In Environmental Research Infrastructure
Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 2:57 pm | VAST Data
Selection of the VAST Data Platform by NIWA will streamline management of critical climate data, enabling breakthrough scientific insights. More >>
"Spilling The Tea" On Wetlands: Scientists Find Link Between Temperature And Carbon Storage Rates
Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 8:35 am | NIWA
The project, which is the first long-term study of its kind, found that warmer temperatures reduce the ability of wetlands to store carbon, meaning more is released into the atmosphere. More >>
How The Sun Heals After Plasma Eruption: New Findings On Coronal Dimmings
Monday, 2 December 2024, 9:58 pm | Skoltech
This study sheds new light on eruptive solar phenomena, offering valuable perspectives on the processes that govern the Sun’s behavior and its stormy mood. More >>
NZ’s Gas Shortage Was Not Caused By The Offshore Exploration Ban – But It Was Still A Flawed Policy
Monday, 2 December 2024, 8:28 pm | The Conversation
The Emissions Trading Scheme would have been a better tool to reshape the energy market and cut emissions than an outright ban – and most new exploration had largely dried up already. More >>
NZ, China Team Up On Caring For Coastal Wetlands As Sea Levels Rise
Monday, 2 December 2024, 4:11 pm | University of Auckland
The New Zealand scientists are focused on computer modelling to guide wetland management, including the potential to restore mangroves and saltmarshes on low-lying farmland where sea water is encroaching. More >>
Download Weekly: Starlink direct-to-mobile passes US regulatory hurdle
Friday, 29 November 2024, 10:59 am | Bill Bennett
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted conditional authorisation for Starlink to provide direct-to-mobile services in the United States. Google adding regional submarine capacity without stating NZ plans. Devoli tops Deloitte’s Masters ... More >>
Eight Young Explorers Chosen To Embark On Trip Of A Lifetime
Thursday, 28 November 2024, 9:39 pm | Antarctic Heritage Trust
The group, aged 18-35 from New Zealand and Australia, will join the tenth Inspiring Explorers Expedition™ which will travel to the Ross Sea region with Expedition Partner Heritage Expeditions, into the beating heart of Antarctic exploration and ... More >>
Over-The-Air Vulnerabilities Discovered In Advantech EKI Access Points
Thursday, 28 November 2024, 11:15 am | Nozomi Networks
AUCKLAND – 28 November 2024 – As industrial networks expand into wireless domains, new vulnerabilities are exposing critical infrastructure to potential cyber threats. With this evolution, safeguarding wireless devices within industrial settings has ... More >>
Final Negotiations For A Global Plastics Treaty – Expert Reaction
Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 2:56 pm | Science Media Centre
More than 900 independent scientists have signed a declaration calling for an effective treaty to end plastic pollution by 2040. More >>
'Asleep At The Wheel': Science Group Calls On Minister Step Up Over Issues In Sector
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 8:54 pm | RNZ
The Save Science Coalition says political parties agree there are "big issues" within the science sector but Judith Collins is yet to do anything about it. More >>
Kacific’s SatPack Delivers Reliable Portable Satellite Internet For High-Demand, Remote Operations
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 3:26 pm | Kacific
SatPack is designed to withstand extreme environments, featuring a military-grade antenna dish and a rugged, weather-resistant frame. Packaged in three protective cases, it is easy to carry, transport and set up, with no technical expertise required. More >>
Cyclone Gabrielle's Impacts On NZ's Ecosystems - Expert Reaction
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 12:48 pm | Science Media Centre
The symposium is part of the 2024 New Zealand Ecological Society Conference, where experts will speak on a wide variety of topics including Mātauranga Māori and ecology, how biological invasions misshape our world, Aotearoa’s own pekapeka/bats, and ... More >>
Parts Of Power System Could Be Out For 36 Hours In Event Of Extreme Solar Storm
Monday, 25 November 2024, 8:47 pm | RNZ
A major space weather event would have "potentially catastrophic consequences", a NEMA plan says. More >>
New Zealand Association Of Scientists Awards Celebrate The Achievements Of Scientists And Our Science System
Monday, 25 November 2024, 5:47 pm | New Zealand Association of Scientists
It has been an extraordinarily difficult year for science and scientists in Aotearoa New Zealand, and it is important to remember that we have outstanding, world-leading work being done here which underpins our society, economy, and communities of learning. More >>
Microbes Behind Unprecedented Surge In Methane Emissions
Monday, 25 November 2024, 11:28 am | NIWA
Between 2020 and 2022, Earth experienced the largest rise in methane emissions since observations began nearly 40 years ago, and potentially the largest in 800,000 years when referring to ice core data. Knowing where methane comes from is vital to mitigate ... More >>
International Team Launch Second Attempt To Drill Deep For Antarctic Climate Clues
Saturday, 23 November 2024, 8:24 pm | Antarctica New Zealand
Kiwi climate researchers are part of an ambitious mission to recover critical geological records to help forecast future sea-level rise. The first team members have embarked on a 1128 km journey across the Ross Ice Shelf to set up camp on the edge of the ... More >>
GFANZ Supports The UNDRIP
Saturday, 23 November 2024, 8:16 pm | GFANZ
GFANZ objects in the strongest terms to any actions by the Aotearoa New Zealand government which undermine its UNDRIP or Te Tiriti commitments. We invite other organisations to join us in publicly acknowledging the benefits of Te Tiriti, Te Ao Māori, and ... More >>
Download Weekly: How would NZ telecoms cope with another cyclone
Friday, 22 November 2024, 2:52 pm | Bill Bennett
Would the telecommunications sector fare better if there was another extreme weather event like Cyclone Gabrielle? The Download Weekly put the questions to TCF CEO Paul Brislen. More >>
Precautionary Approach To Puberty Blockers – Expert Reaction
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 6:02 pm | Science Media Centre
The Ministry has released an evidence brief which concludes there are limitations around the quality of evidence for both the benefits and risks of puberty blockers. More >>
Scientists Discover Deep Earthquakes Under Southland
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 10:45 am | Natural Hazards Commission
Most earthquakes happen in the cold, brittle ‘continental’ crust less than 15-20km, but in Southland, Williams’ team found the seismically active continental crust extends up to twice the average depth. More >>
ADInstruments Releases Comprehensive Guide On Animal Welfare For Telemetry Research
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 6:34 pm | ADInstruments
ADInstruments' new guide serves as a critical tool for researchers, fostering a culture of respect and care in animal-based telemetry studies. More >>
Scientists Develop Tool To Monitor Coastal Erosion In Fine Detail
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 8:53 am | University of Auckland
“This tool is a game-changer for anyone involved in coastal science or management,” says Professor Giovanni Coco, of the School of Environment. “Online beach monitoring for the whole of New Zealand is now a reality.” More >>
Dawn Aerospace Achieves Historic Flight - Breaks Sound Barrier And Global Records
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 11:43 am | Dawn Aerospace
The milestone was achieved on 12 November 2024, with the Aurora surpassing the speed of sound for the first time, reaching Mach 1.1 and climbing to an altitude of 82,500 feet. More >>
