Birds around the world are singing for nearly an hour longer on average due to light pollution, a global study finds. Millions of birdsong recordings including some from NZ’s North Island were used in ...

Negotiators have failed to agree on a legally-binding global plastics treaty at the UN. The treaty was an attempt to curb the ...

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The government has announced the largest reforms to NZ’s science sector in over three decades. The seven Crown Research Institutes will be replaced by three Public Research Organisations (PROs) ...

We now have details of a new Bill which introduces long-awaited reforms to genetic modification rules, reducing restrictions for scientists to work with the technology. The applications for genetic ...

Amid this year's science sector reforms, the 2025 Budget includes money for the establishment of three new Public Research Organisations and a gene tech regulator. Science, Innovation and Technology ...

Professor Merata Kawharu, Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago, comments: “One year on from the disastrous floods and damage caused by the Auckland Anniversary weather event and cyclone ...

The government has released its first plan on how to get to zero carbon emissions by 2050. The Emissions Reduction Plan proposes economy-wide changes to drive down New Zealand’s emissions. The SMC ...

Research & development is one of few winners in the "no frills" budget, with three new science hubs, an investment boost for tertiary education, and support to grow the tech sector. Funding for ...