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No-brainer: New Zealand’s top female neuroscientists on why we need more women in science
18 February 2020
Every secondary school student in New Zealand will have access to a book debunking gender stereotypes in science thanks to Brain Research New Zealand and a best selling science writer.
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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.
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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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CBR celebrates 10 years of amazing achievements
30 January 2020
Turning 10 is a milestone for anyone. It’s double digits and a firm step into the world as a pre-teen ready to make their mark. But we’ve already done that.
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Wasps buzz off when there are more trees – study
28 January 2020
Lush forest cover and limited human habitation mean fewer invasive wasps, new research on New Zealand’s offshore islands shows.
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Adapting to a fiery world
24 January 2020
Opinion: The world cannot eliminate major fire events but needs to broaden the way it prepares for them, writes fire ecology expert Professor George Perry.
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Researchers print 'living', 'self-repairing' plastics
21 January 2020
Researchers invent world-first way to 3D print 'self-repairing' and 'living' plastic, a potential gamechanger for product design and recycling.
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I’m taking action, here’s how you can too
9 January 2020
Opinion: Scientists can’t just warn of the catastrophic effect humans have on the planet, they must take personal steps to a better future, writes Jacqueline Beggs.
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Distant celestial objects now ‘Kererū’ and ‘Karaka’
18 December 2019
A little bit of kiwi can now be found in the far reaches of space as a celestial naming competition sees a distant ‘exoplanet’ and its host star named “Kererū” and “Karaka” respectively.
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The Pulse of the Gulf
9 December 2019
Space research is playing an influential role in a very down-to-earth project that aims to unlock the biological secrets of the Hauraki Gulf.
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Some liked it hot
9 December 2019
The relentless quest to prove whether there once was life on Mars is a key driver behind two trans-Tasman research initiatives that are simultaneously looking into the evolution of microbes in hot pools near Rotorua and beneath the parched red earth of Western Australia.
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Stars on film
9 December 2019
The science of star gazing will be taken to an entirely new level in 2022 when a next-generation telescope fitted with the world’s largest digital camera starts to capture what’s been described as the first motion picture of the Universe.
