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Modern political differences linked to human evolution

15 April 2020

What determines our views on taxation, welfare, crime, healthcare, military spending and climate change?
Sexually deceptive orchids and a duped wasp

7 April 2020

Falling for the sex-deception techniques of orchids could be a costly business for male parasitoid wasps according to a new study looking at the ‘economics of sperm’ as a vital part of long-term survival.
Graduate's challenge: let's reimagine education in Aotearoa

6 March 2020

When Maia Hetaraka walked across the stage yesterday at the University of Auckland’s Tai Tokerau graduation, she was completing a long and challenging journey.
Smarter than we thought: Kea reason about probability

4 March 2020

Kea make smart predictions when reasoning about uncertain events, behaving similarly to humans when faced with statistical reasoning tasks, according to a new study from the School of Psychology.
New doctoral programme addresses demand for indigenous education research

4 March 2020

The Faculty of Education and Social Work has launched a new Doctor of Education (EdD) theme to grow indigenous scholarship and increase doctoral completion rates among indigenous people in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Māori and Pacific babies bigger and leaner, Asian babies ‘thin-fat’

4 March 2020

The facts and fictions of baby fat have been revealed in the first-ever study of Aotearoa New Zealand newborns’ body composition, including a surprise that could refocus early healthcare.
Ihumātao’s heritage listing win - what does it mean?

28 February 2020

Opinion: Giving Ihumātao the highest heritage listing available is a strong signal for the Government and Auckland Council, write Nicola Short and Dr Frances Hancock.
Stanford and MIT beckon for young health researchers

26 February 2020

An emerging expert on the nocebo effect and a promising young heart researcher have won prestigious scholarships, funded by entrepreneur Andrew Bagnall, to study at Stanford and MIT.
Double scholarships will take Kiwi researcher to MIT

26 February 2020

Emily Lam Po Tang, a researcher at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI), has been awarded two scholarships, which she will use to fund a short-term placement at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the USA.
The profits of porn: how can we keep children safer?

17 February 2020

Governments have backed away from regulating the powerful online porn industry, which puts the onus on the individual to stay safe, says Dr Caroline Keen.
Yawning difference between us and dogs

12 February 2020

In a bitter disappointment for dog lovers everywhere, scientists have found dogs don’t yawn at the same time we do because of any special human-canine bond.
Physicists shine light into Primordial Universe

11 February 2020

Following the Big Bang, the Universe passes through a series of epochs, each one longer than the last.

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