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Solving the mystery of Aotearoa's colourful fungi

9 September 2024

A 30-year-old theory explaining why some New Zealand fungi are so colourful has been confirmed.
Coastlines the frontline against plastic pollution

7 August 2024

Research reveals how streams and estuaries are the key to slowing the spread of plastics in our oceans.
Our tiniest bird sparks rethink in avian evolution

20 June 2024

University of Auckland research leads to a rethink of how vocal learning has evolved in birds.
Dislocation in an age of ever more connection

14 May 2024

In an increasingly unstable world, 30,000 people become refugees each day. Their experience will likely be traumatic. But should trauma alone define how refugees are treated?
A crop to feed us in a time of climate emergency

10 May 2024

Three thirsty crops, rice, wheat and maize comprise more than half of humanity's diet. In a world running out of fresh water, we need to look for a more sustainable staple food crop.
How to solve healthcare's toxic secret

9 May 2024

The anaesthetic gases released from one hospital in one year add as much greenhouse gases to the atmosphere as 500 return flights between Auckland and London.
Can a circular economy approach stem the streams of plastic waste?

12 March 2024

A team of researchers are bringing innovative engineering, business nous and design thinking together to stem the endless streams of plastic waste.
Full charge for the future

25 February 2024

Researcher Geoffrey Waterhouse is developing the next generation of catalysts for cheaper and better hydrogen fuel cells.
Our hidden forests: kelp and the carbon problem

23 January 2024

Do answers to the challenge of rising carbon emissions lie beneath the surface of our oceans?
Sustainable charging for electric vehicles

13 December 2023

Wenwei Wang received an award for best thesis at the Celebrating Research Excellence Awards 2023. His work explores how to enhance sustainability in the charging of electric vehicles.
The silent invasion of the sleeper weeds

12 December 2023

Aotearoa has a massive weed problem. While we have a little over 2,300 native plant species, we have introduced over 25,000 species from other countries.
The search for the lost chimpanzees of Tenerife

30 November 2023

Associate Professor Javier Virués-Ortega has turned detective to solve the case of long-forgotten chimpanzees who helped redefine how we view animal and human intelligence.

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