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Wasp numbers explode after long, hot summer

27 March 2025

If you’re battling a plague of wasps right now, you’re not alone, says University of Auckland Professor Jacqueline Beggs.
Save our stars

13 March 2025

Comment: The expansion of satellite activity has, in part, led to the increased push by certain communities to seek DarkSky certification. Salene Schloffel-Armstrong and Robin Kearns report.
Hauraki Gulf sites degrade from carbon sinks into carbon sources

12 March 2025

Opinion: Stressed marine environments can turn from carbon sinks to sources, writes Professor Simon Thrush.
Sharks... even more amazing than you realised

11 March 2025

Opinion: After a summer of sharks, the 'sharktopus' is a tale to top them all, writes marine biologist Professor Rochelle Constantine.
Government's mining plan is quite sensible, really

4 February 2025

Opinion: Taking Shane Jones’ provocations seriously distracts from the fact his minerals strategy sets the playing field to transform the sector through responsible and sustainable practices, says Professor JR Rowland.
Global agreement needed to curb orbital pollution

15 January 2025

Analysis: Thomas Dowling and Te Kahuratai Moko-Painting provided New Zealand perspectives to a global initative calling for sustainable development in space.
Rising sea temperatures equals more bad weather

8 January 2025

Analysis: Now is a good time to build resilience to weather extremes as new research shows prospects for even more ocean warming, says Kevin Trenberth.
Climate crisis puts small island nations' health at risk

17 December 2024

As the climate crisis intensifies, a new report reveals how extreme heat, rising seas, and disease threaten millions across Small Island Nations.
New project helps elders share food gardening knowledge

16 December 2024

Older gardeners will pass on secrets of the soil in a project run by the University of Auckland Centre for Co-Created Ageing Research.
Earth Observation Lab unlocks environment data

9 December 2024

Earth Observation Laboratory Aotearoa has opened the doors to a treasure trove of data for the public good.
Dan Hikuroa honoured for research by Royal Society Te Apārangi

21 November 2024

Associate Professor Dan Hikuroa has won a prestigious award in recognition of his research which blends mātauranga Māori and Western science.
Cleantech: a green industrial revolution

7 November 2024

Feature: Now, more than ever, we need to develop new, ‘clean’ technologies that help create a more environmentally sustainable future. Owen Poland meets academic and alumni innovators in New Zealand’s fast-growing cleantech sector.

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