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[ad_1] COMMON WIKIMEDIA The amphimedon queenslandica is a marine sponge native to the Great Barrier Reef. Many human traits, such as height and susceptibility to disease, depend on genes that are encoded in our DNA. These genes are turned on and off and are further tuned by important but hard …

[ad_1] Stella-2-B is a juvenile from the excellent 2019 kākāpō breeding season. Photo / Jake Osborne, DOC By RNZ The votes are accepted and the result is conclusive: the kākāpō won the Bird of the Year award for an unprecedented second time. The victory is despite a desperate attempt to …

[ad_1] ANDY JACKSON / Stuff Steve Hollister spends a day white fishing on Waikato’s Mokau River in August. Licensing, river closures and quotas for catching backbacks have received strong public support to manage the decline of the species. However, many moribillos on the west coast are not convinced that populations …

[ad_1] North Waikato residents are feeling “sick with concern,” after being told some of them had to leave due to possible toxins from a three-month-long garbage fire. Glen Afton and Pukemiro residents faced knocking on the door of Waikato district council staff Saturday to tell pregnant women and nursing babies …

[ad_1] Quarantine and isolation facilities run by Covid-19 in our largest cities are a constant concern, according to public health expert Michael Baker, who says it opens the door for people who want to escape. Professor Michael Baker Photo: Supplied He believes that having clear rules on the use of …

[ad_1] Some people living next to an underground trash fire that has been burning for three months have been told to move out for fear of possible levels of dioxin in the air. Waikato Regional Council staff visited residents in the Glen Afton and Pukemiro areas west of Huntly on …

[ad_1] Joe Biden faces a decision unlike any other incoming US president: whether to back a short-term national shutdown to finally stop a raging pandemic. For now, it’s a question the president-elect would rather avoid. In the week since defeating US President Donald Trump, Biden has devoted most of his …

[ad_1] The volcanic alert level for Whakaari / White Island has been raised to level 2. New observations this week show that small amounts of volcanic ash are carried in the steam and gas plume at Whakaari / White Island and deposited on the island’s webcams. After a period of …

[ad_1] The volcanic alert level for Whakaari / White Island has been raised to level 2. New observations this week show that small amounts of volcanic ash are carried in the steam and gas plume at Whakaari / White Island and deposited on the island’s webcams. After a period of …

[ad_1] Widespread theories about voter fraud spread on social media after the US elections and have been widely claimed by Donald Trump. Mail-in ballots are processed at the Chester County Voter Services office in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Source: Associated Press But claims that include deceased people’s identities used in Pennsylvania …