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Dr Jared Carpendale: Teachers will need time and resources with science curriculum

OPINION: The approach is about teaching students to see connections between concepts.

Rangitoto volcano discovery adds ‘new dimension’ to city’s hazard-scape

Scientists reveal fresh insights into how Auckland’s youngest, largest volcano erupts.

'The basics are not valued': Draft technology, arts curriculums under fire

The new curriculums have been described as "scant" and lacking in detail.

$1m NZ study: Can we detect dementia decades before diagnosis?

NZ scientists investigating 'bio-marker' that may reveal the earliest stages of dementia.

What scientists just discovered about NZ’s big-risk Hikurangi Subduction Zone

Study sheds fresh light on what makes mysterious 'slow' quakes at NZ's monster fault zone.

Meet Frankie Whitehead: The 'strong' eight-year-old who has beaten leukaemia three times

A Northland family is aiming to raise $15,000 for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer NZ.

How rising seas are threatening a trove of Aotearoa’s culture heritage

Study reveals nearly 2000 archaeological sites are threatened by erosion and rising seas.

Climate change: Just two in 10 NZ forest owners taking ‘direct measures’ to adapt, study finds

Major study finds most NZ foresters are aware of climate risks but fewer are adapting.

Editorial: Science written out of the equation?

OPINION: Our editorial on alarm at a leaked draft curriculum.

'Jinx': The bizarre 'brain-sharing' that occurs between best friends

Ever wondered why you and your best friend have so many 'jinx' moments?

Fears proposed science curriculum will turn out 'ill informed students'

Teachers and scientists fear students might miss out on core concepts.

Wake up: School science is being minimalised

OPINION: Those who can fix this are doing nothing, writes chemistry teacher.

'Where's the science?': Teachers shocked at draft school curriculum

Advance copy of the new curriculum contains no mention of physics, chemistry or biology.

Letters: Science in decline, te reo and the economy

OPINION: Also letters on student loans, Kiri Allan, Michael Wood, Dome Valley and more.

World-first NZ ketamine study: Is this how ‘Special K’ can treat severe depression?

A world-first NZ study is exploring party drug ketamine as a quick-acting anti-depressant.

Scientists discover ‘shortest’ coronavirus in NZ bats

Scientists have revealed a plethora of viruses within NZ's endangered native bats.