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Under the Paris Agreement, nations agreed to limit global warming to less than 2C above pre-industrial levels, but even that might not be enough to stop the collapse of Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Read more...

ESR’s Antibiotic Reference Laboratory is responsible for national surveillance of antimicrobial resistance among human pathogens, on behalf of the Ministry of Health. Read more...

The ongoing decline in yellow-eyed penguin nests on mainland New Zealand is cause for alarm and demands unequivocal action from the government and the fishing industry, says Forest & Bird. Read more...

Three University of Otago scientists have been recognised for their significant contributions to New Zealand’s science community with awards from the New Zealand Association of Scientists. Read more...

Two leading scientists from the University of Auckland have been honoured in this year’s New Zealand Association of Scientists awards. Read more...

Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research and Waikato Regional Council will be working closer together on science programmes in the future. Read more...

Introducing the NZ-VR Project Today, a virtually real experience of New Zealand’s wild places is available to every New Zealander on their smartphone, desktop computer or headset. Read more...

This weekend marks a turning point from the warm, settled weather that New Zealand has enjoyed for the last few days to a changeable, and even stormy regime. Read more...

Ground breaking research that looks at a novel technique for pain management is set to influence the global opioid addiction crisis. Read more...

University of Auckland bioengineers have developed an innovative way to get rid of the underwater biofouling that creates such a headache for marinas, boaties and aqua farmers. Electroclear, a new spin-out company based at Auckland Bioengineering ... Read more...