Cataract surgery emits as much carbon as a one-hour flight
When it comes to reducing the country's carbon emissions, most of us will be looking to the energy and transport sectors, or to agriculture.
When it comes to reducing the country's carbon emissions, most of us will be looking to the energy and transport sectors, or to agriculture.
Environment
Sep 3, 2021
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A University of Otago study has revealed new evidence of rapid evolution in New Zealand's native insect species in response to increased exposure to wind from the loss of shelter due to deforestation.
Evolution
Aug 12, 2021
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Many of us enjoy the familiar surroundings of home, but what if we needed to move to a strange place for our survival?
Ecology
Aug 9, 2021
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New University of Otago research has been examining how alpine-based hedgehogs hibernate from a different perspective—their backs.
Plants & Animals
Jul 22, 2021
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The timeline for end-of-summer-snowline measurements in New Zealand's Southern Alps has been extended in new research by the University of Otago and Victoria University of Wellington.
Environment
Jul 8, 2021
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A poorly managed government response to the 2017 Mycoplasma bovis outbreak inflicted significant and lasting trauma on farmers whose stock was culled, a University of Otago study has found.
Veterinary medicine
Jun 22, 2021
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Balanced rocks, poised in position for 24,000 years, have been used to assess the current seismic integrity of the Clyde Dam in a University of Otago-led study.
Earth Sciences
Jun 15, 2021
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With global warming decreasing the size of New Zealand's alpine zone, a University of Otago study found out what this means for our altitude-loving kea.
Plants & Animals
May 27, 2021
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Tiny charged electrons and protons which can damage satellites and alter the ozone have revealed some of their mysteries to University of Otago scientists.
Earth Sciences
May 26, 2021
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Lead author Dr. Felix Vaux, of the Department of Zoology, says earthquakes are typically considered devastating events for people and the environment, but the positive opportunities that they can create for wildlife are often ...
Plants & Animals
May 20, 2021
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