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A new policy paper brings together 20 years of research from Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga around how our warming world will impact Māori wellbeing. When it comes to Māori enterprise, for example, Māori ...

The 2025 UNSW aerial waterbird survey shows waterbird numbers, breeding activity and wetland habitat areas remain in significant long-term decline. New data released today from one of the world’s ...

Weight loss drug tirzepatide, sometimes sold as Mounjaro, seems no worse at reducing heart and stroke issues than the Ozempic-like diabetes drug dulaglutide (Trulicity), according to Aussie and ...

For the first time ever in NZ, researchers tracked 12 endangered oceanic manta rays in the Hauraki Gulf using GPS tags to understand their movements and foraging behaviour. The gentle giants spent ...

New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research suggests artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT may help reduce mental health stigma, particularly for people hesitant to seek traditional face-to-face ...

Compounds THC and CBD derived from cannabis can slow the growth of ovarian cancer cells in the lab, according to international researchers who say these compounds could be a promising treatment option ...

Scientists uncover how glioblastoma cells may survive chemotherapy by hijacking a fertility gene that helps them evade treatment, in a study on animals. Researchers hope the discovery could prevent ...

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The more we know about technology, the more we seem to be concerned by its potential harms, according to international researchers who add this means those who appear to be the most vulnerable to ...

New bat viruses, including two that are closely related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses, have been discovered among bats in orchards in China's southwest. The 20 new viruses, along with new ...

BACKGROUND BRIEFING: Bloomin' Algae! The latest science behind the SA algal bloom As we head into summer, many people are wondering what will happen to South Australia's algal bloom that h ...