The median age of women giving birth in Aotearoa New Zealand has reached 31.5 years in 2024, according to newly released Stats NZ data. This is the oldest age since records began in 1962. In 2024, ...

The US government is cutting or limiting rafts of funding for science and health research. Some of the executive actions from ...

New technology is helping scientists to track down pests, detect endangered species, and find infectious viruses, all through ...

A major study concludes that pesticides are overwhelmingly harming hundreds of species they aren't meant to affect. The ...

Bat hitchiking, mealybug milking, and defensive bleeding - the creepiest crawlies and freakiest fliers of Aotearoa are duking it out in an annual popularity contest. Voting for the New Zealand Bug of ...

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