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Entrepreneurs giving back to next generation with US internships

Global intern programme will place Māori innovators with leading businesses in the US.

Labour, National at odds over plans for science sector’s biggest makeover in 30 years

Uncertainty looms over the largest shake-up of our science system in three decades.

El Niño incoming: NZ’s climate to take ‘rapid turn’ within weeks

We're about to get a taste of the drier summer much of NZ will experience under El Niño.

Only just caught the flu this season? This might explain why

NZ's slow-burning season has dragged on longer and stronger than 2022, a virologist says.

122km/h: Tonga eruption triggered the fastest underwater flows ever recorded

Last year’s gargantuan Tonga eruption created the fastest underwater flows ever recorded.

Scientists sound warning for NZ’s ‘environmentally critical’ kelp forests

Warming waters are placing our kelp forests in peril, with myriad knock-on impacts.

‘Really unusual’ meteor shower expected in NZ skies

A rare and spectacular meteor shower will unfold over NZ skies later this year.

‘Alien artefact’ that may be similar to ‘dino-killer fragment’

Harvard physicist criticised by peers for ‘over-hyped’ claims of interstellar spacecraft.

Chandrayaan-3 rover exploring the Super Blue Moon

Indian Moon landing joins Space Dave's list of notable space exploration achievements.

Mt Taranaki could erupt with less warning than scientists thought

Sleeping stratovolcano Mt Taranaki could erupt with scant warning, new study suggests.

What lies beneath: Scientists map the vast aquifer under Wellington Harbour

High-tech mapping of Wellington aquifer could aid global searches for new water sources.

Study of 1000 NZ mums backs ‘more natural’ option to induce labour

Women needing help to begin labour could be offered a safe alternative, study finds.

Why scientists remain troublingly far from understanding Long Covid

Vulnerable Kiwis being 'left behind' as scientists race to understand Long Covid's causes.

When will the new mutant Covid-19 variant Pirola pop up in NZ?

It's just a matter of time before 'Pirola' variant is detected in NZ, ESR scientist says.

Research suggests genetic test could help millions of newborns

Whole genome tests could solve the problem of doing several narrowly targeted tests.

Covid-19: Why NZ’s life-saving elimination strategy didn’t come with ‘bounce-back’ in deaths

New analysis suggests much of elimination's wider health benefits have been sustained.

Vanishing sea ice: Fears iconic emperor penguin on path to extinction

Unprecedented breeding failure among Antarctica’s iconic emperor penguins.

One-in-a-billion risk of mad cow disease spreading through NZ blood donation

Experts say thousands of people barred from giving blood over 'extraordinarily low' risk.