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Winners of 2024 Prime Minister's Science Prizes announced
From helpful plant-fungus combos, to studying anxiety - the latest Prime Minister's Science Prizes have been awarded.
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Studying Fiordland's iconic black corals
1 May 2025Fiordland's protected black corals provide crucial habitat. But how resilient are they to change?
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Rare orchids reintroduced into the wild
24 Apr 2025The 'nationally critical' Cooper's orchid population has been boosted by lab-grown seedlings.
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A rescue mission saving rare freshwater mussels
18 Apr 2025An Auckland Council project offers hope for kākahi in decline.
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Is New Zealand doing its bit in combating climate change?
We might be a small fish in a big pond, but are we doing our part to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
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A time of change for Antarctic sea ice
4 Apr 2025If sea ice has entered a new regime, what does that mean for Antarctica, and for us?
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How Antarctic seals and penguins rely on sea ice
27 Mar 2025Do penguins and seals share nicely in Antarctica?
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What lives in Antarctic sea ice?
20 Mar 2025Scientists are uncovering the secrets of the tiny critters that live among the sea ice in Antarctica.
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Monitoring and measuring Antarctica's heartbeat
13 Mar 2025The freezing and melting of Antarctic sea ice is one of the biggest annual changes on the planet.
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A land of ice and ambition
6 Mar 2025From historic expeditions to modern day science, Antarctic exploration is a unique and dangerous experience.
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Keeping tabs on Fiordland's sharks
27 Feb 2025Researchers are using acoustic tags to keep track of sharks in Fiordland's sounds.
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Why fidgeting might be a good idea
21 Feb 2025A team at Mātai Medical Institute are investigating the role of fidgeting for people with ADHD.
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An inside look a state-of-the-art research ship
21 Feb 2025RV Sonne is giving scientists new insight into the ocean floor, scouting underwater volcanos and coral reefs around the motū.
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Recruiting the birds to bring back the bush
20 Feb 2025Bird-feeding 'seed islands' are being trialled to speed up native forest regeneration.
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Trapping to help wild whio
13 Feb 2025The Eastern Whio Link project is protecting a population of 'scrappy little ducks'.
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Your friendly local environment centre
6 Feb 2025The Tairāwhiti Environment Centre is empowering the local community to minimise waste and learn about biodiversity.
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Trapping smarter, not harder
30 Jan 2025Using cameras, AI and a networking system, a team in Queenstown are trialling 'smart' traps to help them battle predators in difficult-to-reach areas.
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Bringing back lizards in Central Otago
9 Jan 2025Conservationists are bringing endangered skinks back to the dryland wilderness of Central Otago.
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Our Changing World: Top 10 listens for 2024
26 Dec 2024From the puzzles of our mind to the deep sea and the far-flung subantarctic islands, these podcast episodes have explored our changing world in 2024.
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What methane seeping from Antarctic might mean
19 Dec 2024Methane is escaping from below the seafloor in Antarctica - what are the potential implications for further warming of the planet?
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The bacterial world inside New Zealand's 'living fossil'
12 Dec 2024Tuatara have changed little since their ancestors hung out with dinosaurs, but what about their gut bacteria?
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The glass sponges of Antarctica
6 Dec 2024Underneath the flat white expanse of sea ice, the Antarctic seafloor is a world of colour, structures and life, with mysterious giant glass sponges at the centre of it all.
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Bringing back ngutukākā from the brink
21 Nov 2024A community of conservationists is turning State Highway 35 into a Crimson Highway by rewilding the iconic and critically endangered kākābeak.
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A tricky trap for redback spiders
14 Nov 2024Researchers are spinning a web of perfumed lies to trap invasive redback spiders.
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The Mātai Medical Institute looks to the future
7 Nov 2024The Mātai Medical Institute has already made waves with its MRI research, but if they have their way, this is just the beginning.
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The fight for the forest and the fernbird
31 Oct 2024A trip to the Tautuku ecology restoration project to learn about ongoing efforts to help the forest and its inhabitants.
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Lead bullets - a health risk to humans and kea
24 Oct 2024New research shows lead-based bullets used to shoot wild game contaminate the meat, posing a health risk to humans and wildlife.
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