Science

[ad_1] Voters are participating this year in what could be the most expensive general election in the country, with costs projected to reach $ 99 million. Add to that the costs of euthanasia and cannabis referendums ($ 14.6 million) and the bill is roughly $ 113.6 million. Additionally, the Election …

[ad_1] Voters are participating this year in what could be the most expensive general election in the country, with costs projected to reach $ 99 million. Add to that the costs of euthanasia and cannabis referendums ($ 14.6 million) and the bill is roughly $ 113.6 million. Additionally, the Election …

[ad_1] Scientists have created a fascinating interactive story on how Covid-19 returned to New Zealand in August. Image / Nextstrain Scientists have turned Auckland’s complex history of the Covid-19 August cluster into a fascinating interactive one, matching their cases with genomic data. Science reporter Jamie Morton Spoken to Dr. James …

[ad_1] Scientists have created a fascinating interactive story on how Covid-19 returned to New Zealand in August. Image / Nextstrain Scientists have turned Auckland’s complex history of the Covid-19 August cluster into a fascinating interactive one, matching their cases with genomic data. Science reporter Jamie Morton Spoken to Dr. James …

[ad_1] This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry is a historic first for women. Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna won the chemistry award for developing the CRISPR method of genome editing. It was the first time that a Nobel Prize in science had been awarded to more than one woman, but …

[ad_1] This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry is a historic first for women. It was the first time that a Nobel Prize in science had been awarded to more than one woman, but not men, in a specific category. This has happened 169 times for multiple men and no women …

[ad_1] David Unwin / Things Massey University’s faculty of science will be affected by the cuts proposed in a new discussion paper released by the university. A union fears that up to 100 people on Massey University’s science faculty could lose their jobs in a planned radical restructuring at the …

[ad_1] A murderer who plotted a “carefully planned murder” and brutally stabbed his ex-partner to death while she slept missed the opportunity to take the case to the Supreme Court. Ernest Smith was sentenced to life in prison in 2013, without the possibility of being released for 17 years, for …

[ad_1] New Zealand team star Glenn Ashby has warned of distractions hitting the team as they prepare to defend the America’s Cup in March. The Cup scene in Auckland is heating up with the three challengers at their bases and preparing their second-generation racing boats. The New Zealand team has …

[ad_1] taylor wilcox / unsplash The New Zealand Initiative calls for a renewal of the New Zealand curriculum A Wellington-based think tank has called for a revamp of the New Zealand curriculum, describing the current system as unscientific and causing a decline in student achievement. The New Zealand Initiative argues …