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New research grants to grow the economy
Spiders inspired biologists to create artificial webs to capture airborne DNA for biodiversity monitoring
New Insights Reveal How Coral Gets Grip
Prestigious research honours for Otago academics
A rushed new maths curriculum doesn’t add up. The right answer is more time
NZ’s first marine reserve is turning 50 – the lessons from its recovery are invaluable
Carpenter Ants: Better Safe Than Sorry
Not hunters but collectors: the bone that challenges the ‘humans wiped out Australian megafauna’ theory
Science Funding Change Raises Fresh Concerns About Jobs And Research Independence
Mums’, Not Dads’, Mental Health Clearly Linked To Their Children’s, Study Shows
Draft Domestic Animal Management Plan 2025-2029 out for comment
Longer body size means more female calves for baleen whale moms
Council reminds of supports available for responsible pet ownership
Crashing black holes validate Stephen Hawking – new research
Precise Imaging Technique Confirms Hemoglobin Preservation in Dinosaur Bone
Genetically-altered toads explain why albino animals are rare in nature
UK social mobility leader brings global lens to ACSES mission
One day’s notice shows rushed approach to gutting New Zealand’s science funding
Where whales feed: findings to inform conservation efforts
Book by Manchester academic shortlisted for Royal Society prize
The discovery of an extinct shelduck highlights the rich ancient biodiversity of the remote Rēkohu Chatham Islands
Dagger beaks and strong wings: new fossils rewrite the penguin story and affirm NZ as a cradle of their evolution
We fed people a milkshake with 130g of fat to see what it did to their brains – here’s what we learned
What Does ‘drier’ Really Mean In ‘green’ Homes?
How ancient viruses could help fight antibiotic resistance
Almost a third of NZ households face energy hardship – reform has to go beyond cheaper off-peak power
Gene editing technology could be used to save species on the brink of extinction
Revealing the secrets to good catalytic performance in metal sulfides
Dunedin Study data to help form international social policies
The first video of Earth’s surface lurching sideways in an earthquake offers new insights into this force of nature
Eyes On Prize: Decoding Eye Contact
We Travelled To Antarctica To See If Māori Lunar Calendar Might Help Track Environmental Change
First the dire wolf, now NZ’s giant moa: why real ‘de-extinction’ is unlikely to fly
Feral-free zones spark small mammal boom in Australian desert
When domesticated rabbits go feral, new morphologies emerge
Homecoming for Otago’s new DVC Research & Innovation
Lost in space: MethaneSat failed just as NZ was to take over mission control – here’s what we need to know now
What Elio can help teach us about eye patching, stigma, and the developing brain
UNSW researcher honoured with Max Cooper Prize in Immunology
Trauma is carried in your DNA. But science reveals a more complicated story
Common Farm Chemical Threatens Insect Survival
Could the first images from the Vera Rubin telescope change how we view space for good?
University of Canterbury researchers help create new class of award-winning glass | University of Canterbury
Magpies may not be a pesky Australian import – new research finds their ancestors thrived in NZ a long time ago
Whale Research Method Confirmed Safe
Four University colleagues win prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry prizes
More women are using medical cannabis – but new research shows barriers push some into illegal markets
Scrapping the national census raises data sovereignty and surveillance fears for Māori