A slater-like crustacean that lives in the sand on Auckland's Piha beach has provided new evidence that animals have biological clocks influenced by the tide as well as the more familiar circadian clock that follows the day/night ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 20, 2017
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New research from the University of Auckland has shown that pupils in kura kaupapa Māori-language immersion schools who have English introduced to their lessons gain a better grasp of both languages.
Social Sciences
Jun 13, 2017
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New Zealand researchers have uncovered a new mechanism that controls the release of the hormone insulin in the body, providing hope for those with a genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes.
Biochemistry
Dec 5, 2016
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Scientists believe a new battlefront is opening in science denialism and this time the target is the science of invasive alien species and the fight to protect some of the world's rarest species and most unique ecosystems.
Ecology
Nov 24, 2016
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A New Zealand scientist has sequenced the genome of a little-known bacterium abundant in the soils of the great prairie lands of the United States but almost entirely missing in the agricultural soils that replaced them.
Biotechnology
Nov 1, 2016
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An increasingly divided Auckland of "ghettos and gated communities" is what lies ahead if the city and nation fail to tackle the widening gap between rich and poor. Solutions must come from all quarters – local and central ...
Social Sciences
Sep 1, 2016
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Chinese studying, working and living in New Zealand need to make sure they report crimes to police, and police need to re-engage with the Chinese community, a researcher says.
Social Sciences
Aug 26, 2016
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A new report into secondary school students' sexual health has found that fifteen percent of students were sent unwanted sexually explicit material.
Social Sciences
Aug 15, 2016
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Futuristic dragonflies are flapping their wings in the Biomimetics Lab at the University of Auckland's Bioengineering Institute.
Engineering
Aug 12, 2016
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New research indicates that zones closest to the equator have less species diversity than previously thought.
Ecology
Aug 4, 2016
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