A mystery illness is decimating the chicks of New Zealand's endangered yellow-eyed penguins, and scientists say they may have found the cause.
Ecology
Sep 22, 2023
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A major new study has revealed that American teenagers are more likely than any other nationality to brag about their math ability.
Mathematics
Sep 14, 2023
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At the launch of the Auckland Climate Festival last month, Green Party Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick spoke about how building a community is the best way to avoid being overwhelmed by the scale of the climate emergency.
Environment
Sep 14, 2023
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Until recently, mistletoes were regarded as problematic pests across Australia. They were seen as having been introduced from elsewhere, exploiting helpless trees and driving their premature demise.
Plants & Animals
Sep 12, 2023
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Years of almost non-stop marine heat waves are stressing New Zealand's kelp forests. But as we show in our new research, ongoing ocean warming is only one of several threats to these unique and important coastal seaweed ecosystems.
Plants & Animals
Sep 12, 2023
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Invasive alien species are driving biodiversity loss and extinctions in every country, all over the world.
Ecology
Sep 4, 2023
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With their outsized ears and fluffy fur, rabbits are often seen as cute and harmless. Yet the creature is behind one of the globe's most harmful biological invasions, ravaging Australia, whose efforts to limit the problem ...
Ecology
Sep 4, 2023
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Despite countries pouring billions of dollars into "protecting" communities, flood-related disasters are becoming more frequent and are projected to become even more severe as the climate crisis worsens.
Earth Sciences
Aug 31, 2023
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High-quality sequencing of nearly the entire kākāpō population is helping New Zealand to manage the health of this critically endangered species.
Ecology
Aug 29, 2023
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Even as an economics student at university, I remember heading into town on a Friday night knowing what I needed to pay the bills before I could spend on socializing. But despite having the financial literacy to know better, ...
Economics & Business
Aug 28, 2023
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