James Kierstead, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
The story behind the marathon is more complicated than it seems.
The analysis of large amounts of ice from Antarctica’s Taylor Valley has helped scientists to tease apart the natural and human-made sources of the potent greenhouse gas methane.
Hinrich Schaefer
Paul Hamer, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington and Andrew Markus, Monash University
The latest census data confirm it’s become more difficult for New Zealanders living in Australia to become citizens.
The authors have collaborated on an Antarctic research project, investigating tiny ice crystals and their role in climate.
Gabby O'Connor's Studio Antarctica/Johanna Mechem
Craig Stevens, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research and Gabby O'Connor, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
When artists and scientists get together, they fuel each other’s creativity and inquiry.
Former US Vice President and Chair of the Climate Reality Project Al Gore and Victoria’s climate and energy minister Lily D'Ambrosio (right) ride on a tram after speaking at the climate conference in Melbourne.
AAP/Tracey Nearmy
Taking inspiration from the spread of world religions, Quentin Atkinson and Shaun Hendy argue scientists need to do more to signal commitment to ideas they want to spread.
People participate in a Pyongyang mass rally held at Kim Il-sung Square.
KCNA/Reuters
Reports of North Korea’s capability of firing nuclear weapons are not the only serious threat to global security. North Korea has also become an aggressive cyber power.
Premier league soccer players are some of the team sports athletes who actively use nicotine in competition.
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The use of nicotine in sports is on the rise, but there is little research investigating whether it has any effect on performance or could pose a health risk.
You create a lot of healthcare data during your life. What happens after it?
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Jon Cornwall, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Once online, our healthcare data could be used for research long after we’re gone.
A boy plays cricket among smoke in Karachi. Deaths from air pollution across the globe will increase as climate change accelerates.
REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Guang Zeng, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research and Jason West, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
A new study suggests climate change will cause changes to patterns of ground-level ozone and smog – two deadly pollutants set to increase deaths by about 260,000 worldwide by the end of the century.
Eliminating trade barriers on green technologies could help countries to shift away from fossil fuels.
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Climate change will have a big impact on the global economy, for better or worse. We explore four issues that bring climate and trade negotiations head to head.
The skeleton of the extinct poūwa.
Jean-Claude Stahl / Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
New research reveals that New Zealand once had its own species of black swan, the Poūwa.
This aerial view shows the catchment of the Makaroro river, in the Ruahine Forest Park. The river was to be dammed for the Ruataniwha irrigation scheme.
Peter Scott
New Zealand’s Supreme Court rejected a proposed land swap that would have seen conservation land used for an irrigation dam, but the government is now considering a retrospective law change.
The flightless, nocturnal and sweet-smelling kākāpō was thought to be extinct, but during the 1970s, two remnant populations were discovered. One, in Fiordland, included only males.
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This week’s strong growth in full-time employment shows a robust labour market. This only deepens the puzzle of why inflation is so low at the same time.
Families at a tree planting day at Te Muri, New Zealand in June 2017.
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Fabrice Rousselot, The Conversation; Stephan Schmidt, The Conversation; Clea Chakraverty, The Conversation, and Catesby Holmes, The Conversation
Mostly, humans have been devastating to the planet but, on rare occasions, we get it right. Here are stories of people who live in harmony with their surroundings, from Tibet to Morocco and beyond.
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University