Water, water everywhere …
… but we need to be careful how we manage it, says public policy and law professor Robert Glennon. [more]
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Water, water everywhere …
… but we need to be careful how we manage it, says public policy and law professor Robert Glennon. [more]
How safe are airport body scanners?
As Australian airports roll out full-body scanners, our science columnist looks at the scanners already in use in the US. [more]
Higgs boson solution
Are physicists closing in on the elusive Higgs boson or is a surprise in store? [more]
The wind turbines of Scott Base
‘The three sisters’ – a trio of wind turbines – have dramatically cut Scott Base’s fuel bill. [more]
A holiday in seismically calm Oamaru
The northwest and southeast of New Zealand are the least earthquake-y this summer. [more]
Observing the transit of Venus
New Zealand is in a prime spot for viewing this symbolic event in our history. [more]
Christine Winterbourn interview
The first woman to win our top scientific honour has one piece of advice – eat your broccoli. [more]
Measuring the fallout from Rena
The impact on seabirds is dramatic, but the effect on other marine species will take longer to quantify. [more]
Ernest Shackleton’s 100-year-old whisky
Scientists have helped replicate the Mackinlay's whisky found in Shackleton’s Antarctic... [more]
The race to host the Square Kilometre Array
New Zealand and Australia are in the running to host the world’s most powerful... [more]
Exceeding our planetary boundaries
We have gone far past some of the boundaries within which humans can safely operate, says environmentalist Mark Lynas. [more]
The ocean acidification equation
Carbon dioxide is not only warming the atmosphere but also acidifying the oceans. [more]
So long, Happy Feet
After six anaesthetics, five x-rays and the removal of 3kg of sand, the lost Emperor penguin goes home. [more]
The end of the age of the automobile
Peak oil has come and gone, and we should be looking to trains, trams and buses. [more]
Allan Wilson: New Zealand’s Galileo
A lecture series celebrates the greatest New Zealand scientist you've never heard of. [more]
The dawning of the age of Anthropocene
Scientists think it’s time we had a new geological epoch to recognise the impact of human beings on the... [more]
Colony collapse disorder – New Zealand under threat?
But the question is: can New Zealand avoid colony collapse disorder? [more]
Why the hold-up on CO2 emissions?
New Zealand's attitude to reducing our carbon emissions is part of a global problem. [more]
How dangerous is Fukushima?
The disaster at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant may no longer be daily news, but the situation is far from under control. [more]
Stoats – threat to island birdlife
Stoats are a much greater threat to island birdlife than previously thought. [more]