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Invasive pests cost Aotearoa $12b, study shows
16 August 2022
Invasive pests come with a big price tag, according to research using a new global database.
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Social media helps scientists monitor rarely sighted whales
12 August 2022
How to keep tabs on one of our rarest whales? Social media.
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Eradicating island invaders brings boost to biodiversity
11 August 2022
Successful campaigns to eradicate invasive species from islands show how the world can make big gains in biodiversity.
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Rockstar technology has world of possibilities
11 August 2022
The oldest human ‘technology’, stone artefacts, can now be distinguished from rock by the most sophisticated of technologies; artificial intelligence.
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University spinout tech companies recognised in national awards
8 August 2022
Three hi-tech businesses based on university research earn national accolades.
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Scientists reconstruct migration that changed Africa
2 August 2022
An epic migration story is revealed via computational and linguistic analysis.
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Testing times: student rises to wastewater task
1 August 2022
Wastewater can reveal a lot about a community – from its health to its drug use. PhD student Mackay Price's research is having an impact.
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Covid-19 prevalence survey can help us beat the next variant
1 August 2022
A world-class Covid-19 surveillance system is within our reach, writes Dr David Welch.
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Baby talk seems consistent across cultures, from Tanzania to Beijing
19 July 2022
How we sing and talk to babies seems to be consistent across cultures, suggesting a common, evolved function.
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The 13.7-billion year journey of the universe just became much clearer
18 July 2022
The images from the James Webb Space Telescope let us glimpse the deep origins of the universe, writes Jan J. Eldridge.
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Everything Everywhere All at Once. Science fiction or science fact?
8 July 2022
Nicola Gaston, a professor of physics, explores the multiverse of the movies.
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Quantum hackers threaten the internet. Here's a tool to stop them
8 July 2022
Quantum hackers threaten to break the internet. These scientists are shoring up our defences.
