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Organised chaos: BHS science fair
2016-05-09Stephen Dorey, HOD Science at Buller High School, says that the introduction of a science fair has built bridges in the community at large, invigorated learning, and created opportunities for cross-sector knowledge sharing.
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Intelligent kākāpō matchmaking
2016-05-06An innovative genome mapping project is aiming to protect the fragile kākāpō species from itself.
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Science communication evolves
2016-05-02In a great example of the evolution of science communication - and a great classroom opportunity to talk about it - climate scientists are taking the journos of the world to task on the quality of their climate change coverage.
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Coral reef find surprises scientists
2016-04-27This year is the worst ever for coral reefs – which is really saying something – but last week there's been a little bit of good news for a change.
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CO2 'greening' the Earth
2016-04-26A new study shows that rising atmospheric CO2 levels are contributing to a significant ‘greening’ of up to half of the Earth’s vegetated land.
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Crows as clever as chimpanzees
2016-04-22Crows and parrots turn out to have sophisticated thinking abilities, according to a new study.
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Regenerate like a salamander
2016-04-06Stem cell therapies capable of regenerating any human tissue damaged by injury, disease or ageing could be available within a few years, following landmark research led by UNSW Australia researchers.
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Almost a spider… wouldn’t get a job these days though
2016-04-04A 305-million-year-old fossil has given scientists a three-dimensional look at an almost-spider that stalked its prey in what is now France.
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Addressing myths about sea level rise
2016-03-10As gravity varies across the globe, so too does sea level, geologist BRIAN RICKETTS explains.