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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Freedom to develop ideas on the southern space frontier

9 December 2019

New Zealand’s fledgling space sector has appointed the internationally leading Professor Guglielmo Aglietti as inaugural Director* of Te Pūnaha Ātea – Auckland Space Institute.
Space is for everybody

9 December 2019

While some may raise an amused, sceptical eyebrow at the thought of Kiwis being among those with an interest in space, Aotearoa New Zealand has, in fact, a long history in space science and technology.
Astronomy, astrophysics and asteroids

9 December 2019

For Amelia Cordwell, the symbiosis between a curious mind, a thirst for learning, and exposure to research has created an enduring love and respect for physics and the scientific study of space.

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