14,000 football fields: study shows scale of NZ's recent wetland loss
Despite protections, loss of NZ's "natural kidneys" has continued at pace in recent years.
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Climate change means it's been 53 months since NZ saw one with below-average temperatures.
Scientists confirm Antarctica's hottest-ever temperature
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Winter outlook: More mild months to follow NZ's likely hottest June
After what's likely NZ's hottest June, Niwa is picking more mild - but variable - weather.
The largest comet ever found is making its move into a sky near you
New York Times: By 2031, you may be able to spot the icy object with a good telescope.
Covid-19: Speed the key in vaccines vs variants
Modelling shows vaccinating widely and quickly our best hope to keep ahead of variants.
Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines likely to produce long-lasting immunity: study
New York Times: The mRNA vaccines may protect against Covid for years, scientists say.
Cats and stoats wipe out 40% of tagged kea population
New research reveals grim toll predators are having on the alpine parrot in one region.
Polar blast: The science behind NZ's deep freeze
A polar blast has briefly chilled what's been NZ's warmest start to winter. What drove it?
Wave warning: Flooding, damage possible for coastal Wellington
Huge waves forecast to slam into Wellington's south coast tomorrow could top 6m.
Kiwi weight loss device locks mouth almost shut
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Covid-19: Five fixes New Zealand urgently needs to make
With Delta raising the stakes, experts say it's time to drastically beef up NZ's defences.
Capital may have dodged Covid bullet, but no time to relax, experts say
Experts call for vigilance, as symptoms from any infections would start showing now.
Alpine Fault: Scientists reveal big quake maker's earliest activity
Scientists reveal earliest stirrings of NZ's Alpine Fault - with global implications.
Green hydrogen: NZ scientists edge closer to climate-friendly fuel
Major project to make green hydrogen part of NZ's clean energy future gets a $9m boost.
A month's bad sleep can mean poorer mental health a year later - NZ study
Are you getting enough shuteye? And if not, what can you do to get more?
Woman finds 'mystical' item in second-hand bag
There were various suggestions from social media users about what the item was.
New website claims to accurately predict dementia risk
The Ottawa University study ran for 20 years and its findings have just been released.
'Dragon man' discovery: Is this humankind's closest relative?
Homo longi may have overlapped, met and lived alongside Homo sapiens, scientists say.
Pentagon UFO report: US unable to explain 144 sightings; no alien link found
A long-awaited intel report on UFOs makes one thing clear: the truth is still out there.
Wellington's Zealandia records first known case of myrtle rust
The plant disease infects myrtle family which includes native plants such as pōhutukawa.
Homo who? A new mystery human species has been discovered
The archaic community traded both their culture and genes with nearby Homo sapiens.
Another quake-making 'slow slip' event is underway on NZ's East Coast
A second East Coast "slow" quake, linked to dozens of tremors, has shifted land by 2cm.
Explained: The giant 'warm pool' that's stolen NZ's winter
Where's winter? Blame a giant "warm pool", a heating planet and a locked-up Antarctica.
'Most important data': China deleted early pandemic info say researchers
Scientist reveal early sequences of the virus genome were deleted by Chinese researchers.
Kiwi Covid antibody tester Pictor to raise $7 million
The test can be used to determine if someone has had Covid or the vaccine.
Experts call for alert level '1.5' in Wellington
Experts have suggested Wellington move to indoor mandatory-masking amid Covid-19 scare.
Three reasons the Delta variant is a bigger threat
The Delta variant that may be in NZ spreads faster and has a higher hospitalisation rate.
When an eel climbs a ramp to eat squid from a clamp, that's a moray
New York Times: Study shows how moray eels feed on land, without water, using second jaw.
Earthquake swarm reveals NZ's hidden magma reservoir
Scientists think they've located the magma chamber within the supervolcano.
Meet the weird 'living fossil' fish that lives 100 years, pregnant for five
Coelacanths were thought extinct until they were found alive in 1938 off South Africa.
Science of a tornado: All you need to know about NZ and twisters
Our tornadoes are small by world standards but have caused deaths and damage.
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