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‘Plankton to poo’ study finds whales stick to favourite foods

2 April 2019

Genetic analysis of the poo of a population of Bryde’s whales shows the mammals are not very flexible in their eating habits.
Almost $1 million awarded for University of Auckland health research

1 April 2019

A wide range of leading-edge research projects have been awarded almost $1 million in funding from the Health Research Council’s Explorer Grant.
169 islands that could help stem extinction crisis – NZ on list

28 March 2019

Scientists, researchers and conservationists have drawn up a list of 107 islands that could help stem the extinction crisis and New Zealand has five on the list.
Seeing is believing? Media in a post-truth world

26 March 2019

The emergence of “fake news” along with sophisticated techniques using machine learning to create realistic looking media such as Deep Fakes has led to a resurgent interest in digital media forensics.
Cardiac Rehabilitation: The best kept secret in cardiology

26 March 2019

One heart attack places you at greater risk of having another but there are steps you can take to lower the risk.
What do mathematicians do if machines are doing all the math?

21 March 2019

For thousands of years, calculation – numerical and symbolic – was the price we had to pay to do or use mathematics. But that is no longer the case.
Climate change – the kids know it’s not OK

15 March 2019

Opinion: School kids striking in protest at climate change will one day look back at us and question why we thought doing nothing was okay, write Professor Shaun Hendy.
Rats just kept on coming

11 March 2019

Introduced rats have thrived since being introduced into New Zealand but a new study shows they not only spread rapidly through population growth, new arrivals kept jumping ship well into the 20th Century.
Hello darkness my old friend

11 March 2019

Opinion: Light outshines darkness in the PR department, we feel safe and our day is long. But night time and darkness are key to good health, Ellery McNaughton explains.
Social and cultural lives of animals vital tool for conservation

27 February 2019

Young animals learn social and cultural behaviours from the adults around them just like humans do and now scientists say these learned social behaviours could be a powerful tool for conservation.
Positive signs for potential autism treatment

26 February 2019

A potential drug therapy for neurodevelopmental disorders discovered at the University of Auckland has shown positive results in pre-clinical trials for Phelan-McDermid syndrome. This rare genetic condition involves the same gene thought to be associated with autism.
Threatened hihi could struggle to survive environmental change

26 February 2019

For the first time scientists have shown how lack of genetic diversity in a threatened bird species could limit its ability to adapt to future challenges.

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