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Is Teaching in your DNA?
14/08/2017
IS TEACHING IN YOUR DNA? From Africa to Aotearoa – the longest journey
To the Ice
01/06/2017
Air Antarctica! * To the ice!*
World Soil Day 2016: soil and pulses, a symbiosis for life
02/12/2016
World Soil Day 2016[http://www.fao.org/global-soil-partnership/world-soil-day/wsd2016/en/#c482268] this year will be marked next week, on the 5th of December. This year the theme is ‘Soil and pulses, a symbiosis for life’.
The gene editing future is here - Royal Society NZ panel formed
17/11/2016
The precise manipulation of genetic structures - gene editing - has been talked about as a far-off possibility for years now, and has generally been confined to futurism and science fiction. But The Royal Society of New Zealand is urging people to start thinking about designer genetics in the present tense: recent advances mean we’re on the brink of a revolution.
Last call for PMs Science Teacher Prize entries!
07/09/2016
You now have one week and counting to enter the 2016 Prime Minister's Science Teacher Prize awards - nominations close at 5pm, Friday 16 September.
Quake damaged Rutherford's Den to reopen in Chch
15/08/2016
Rutherford’s Den – the science learning facility within Christchurch’s Arts Centre – is set to re-emerge on 27 August after sustaining severe damage in the Canterbury earthquakes, and it’s now more interactive than ever before.
Facts not feelings: Scichatnz August discussion
08/08/2016
Twitterites got together online on 2 August for a virtual chat hosted by Sir Peter Gluckman - Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister - on what can be seen as a topical issue, given the seeming rise of populist politicians around the world: 'What should be the role of science in public policy making?'
Dali & Schrodinger: musings on creativity in science
27/07/2016
Geologist Brian Ricketts makes the point that the creative act of imagination is as important to scientists as it is to artists, and ponders the relationship between the two aspects of human endeavour.
Being a whaleshark scientist
25/07/2016
Dr. Simon Pierce, from New Plymouth, is a marine conservation biologist, whose research focuses mainly on the largest fish in the world, the whale shark, but he also studies other threatened species, particularly sharks, rays, and sea turtles. He’s also involved in the protection of and management of important marine habitats.
Are NZ's scientists scared to speak up?
18/07/2016
The fight for the mighty research dollar is creating some significant barriers to scientists commenting on controversial issues. ELIZABETH McLEOD discovers why some of our leading minds are calling for a Commission for Science.