Tiny, needle-like fibers that can become airborne if bedrock is disturbed during earthworks has the potential to cause asbestos-type disease and should be investigated, scientists say.
Environment
Jul 17, 2020
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Teenagers whose families worry about money for food are more likely to be overweight, have poor mental and physical health, and miss school, according to new University of Auckland research.
Social Sciences
Nov 24, 2017
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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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Scientists are learning more about the diets and groupings of little-studied Hector's dolphins at the top of the South Island.
Plants & Animals
May 26, 2023
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Scientists at the University of Auckland have proved that fish communicate to keep safe from predators in the same way animals such as chimpanzees and elephants do.
Plants & Animals
Jan 13, 2016
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(Phys.org)—Research in the iconic, and some say maligned, New Zealand weta is challenging ideas about how a large group of insects including crickets and katydids hear, and has revealed an unexpected similarity to whale ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 13, 2012
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Companion robots could be used in rural schools to help motivate students to study science and technology, and to provide comfort, according to University of Auckland research.
Robotics
Feb 15, 2018
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A recent expedition by an archaeology team from the Universities of Auckland and Canterbury to Enderby in the Auckland Island archipelago plans to answer remaining questions about Māori voyaging and life on the island dating ...
Archaeology
Jun 27, 2023
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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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A miniaturised data logger that can record speed and movement in the water will soon be available to help swimmers analyse their performance.
Engineering
Jul 29, 2013
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