Breadcrumbs List.
Faculty of Science
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The psychology of sustainable workplaces
21 April 2020
By acknowledging universal psychological drivers we can build more sustainable workplaces and organisations.
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Plastic plague for our waterways
21 April 2020
Researchers find microplastic pollution in Auckland waterways that rival that found in the Rhine.
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Plastic leachate at the base of food web
21 April 2020
Are microplastics disrupting the tiny creatures crucial to our marine food web?
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Meet the reef whisperer
21 April 2020
By eavesdropping on the ocean researchers have found novel ways to revitalise seascapes suffering from climate change.
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The secret life of our aquifers
21 April 2020
What is the impact of nitrogen pollution on our aquifers providing drinking water for 40 percent of New Zealanders?
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NZ among global marine life hotspots
17 April 2020
Scientists have identified the world’s ocean hotspots where the widest variety of marine life can be found and say their work provides a roadmap to meeting long-held conservation goals.
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Modern political differences linked to human evolution
15 April 2020
What determines our views on taxation, welfare, crime, healthcare, military spending and climate change?
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Why the birds are back - and how to keep them here
13 April 2020
Opinion: Reduced noise, light and air pollution of lockdown means we can see and hear more birds and other wildlife. Margaret Stanley explains how to keep it this way.
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Protecting your relationship under lockdown
8 April 2020
Opinion: Jessica Maxwell, Nickola Overall and the REACH group offer advice on how to maintain your wellbeing and relationships under extreme conditions.
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University scientists date ancient tree at 28,000 years
8 April 2020
Radiocarbon dating has estimated that fragments of a tree recovered from a City Rail Link construction site are 28,000 years old – a time when moa, woolly mammoths and sabre tooth tigers still roamed the planet.
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Sexually deceptive orchids and a duped wasp
7 April 2020
Falling for the sex-deception techniques of orchids could be a costly business for male parasitoid wasps according to a new study looking at the ‘economics of sperm’ as a vital part of long-term survival.
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Healthy brains in isolated times
7 April 2020
Opinion: As we adapt to a new way of living, David Moreau offers five easy tips to help minimise the impact of social distancing and self-isolation on our brains.