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[ad_1] The impact of an asteroid that killed the dinosaurs gave rise to our planet’s rainforests, a study suggests. The asteroid impact 66 million years ago led not only to the extinction of dinosaurs, but other forms of life. Photo: 123RF The researchers used fossil pollen and leaves from Colombia …

[ad_1] Abigail Dougherty / Stuff University of Auckland Associate Professor and Microbiologist Dr Siouxsie Wiles has been named Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year 2021. Microbiologist Dr. Siouxsie Wiles, one of the public faces of the Covid-19 response, has been named New Zealander of the Year. Wiles, an associate professor …

[ad_1] The body of a COVID-19 victim lies in a body bag in the ICU of the Sao José municipal hospital in Duque de Caxias, Brazil. Photo / AP Brazil currently accounts for a quarter of daily COVID-19 deaths worldwide, far more than any other nation, and health experts warn …

[ad_1] Landslides can be seen on the crater rim of Blue Lake on Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands. Photography / GNS Science It was the earthquakes that resulted in tsunami alerts and massive evacuations for those living in coastal areas across the country. But it appears that the earthquakes …

[ad_1] LEE KENNY Last update 10:00 PM, March 23, 2021 JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON / Stuff Nicola Grigg and National Party Leader Judith Collins visiting The Cat’s Pajamas nursery and preschool in Rolleston. Selwyn MP Nicola Grigg used her keynote speech to pay tribute to her great-grandmother, who was National’s first MP. …

[ad_1] Hildur HlÃn JónsdÃ3ttir / AP The long dormant volcano in southwest Iceland has come to life in that area’s first volcanic eruption in nearly 800 years. A long-dormant volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland came to life on Friday night (local time), spilling lava from two sides …

[ad_1] Type 2 diabetes costs the country $ 2.1 billion a year, and one in four Pasifika will have the disease in 20 years, according to a new report. The PwC report, commissioned by various health groups, including Diabetes New Zealand, details the economic and social cost of type 2 …

[ad_1] MetService and GNS Science staff have returned to Raoul Island for the first time since the 8.1 magnitude earthquake near the Kermadec Islands that shook many New Zealanders in the early hours of March 5. They reached the island’s lodging building to find pantry items scattered on the floor …

[ad_1] Four former US presidents urge Americans to get vaccinated as soon as doses of Covid-19 are available to them, as part of a campaign to overcome doubts about vaccines. Two public service announcements from the Ad Council and the corporate-supported Covid Collaborative feature Presidents Barack Obama, George W Bush, …

[ad_1] Rare earth elements are in high demand from manufacturers of electric vehicles, cell phones and solar panels, but with one country responsible for the majority of material exports, there are suggestions that New Zealand and others should come together to secure their own. supply. ANALYSIS: More than 10,000 miles …