Healthcare systems around the world should rethink how they diagnose obesity, according to an international expert group that ...

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Switching up our building materials could store more than 16 billion tonnes of CO 2 annually, according to a new study in Science. A team of US researchers calculated that fully replacing conventional ...

With the greyhound racing industry coming to an end, most of the 3,000 current racing dogs will be put up for […] ...

New Zealand’s 10th-warmest year on record, according to NIWA'. Of New Zealand’s 10 warmest years on record, eight have ...

Climate Change Minister Simon Watts released the Government’s new climate strategy this morning. The strategy outlines five ‘core pillars’ to tackle the impacts of climate change […] ...

This year saw massive policy changes in New Zealand’s science sector, with the coalition government changing tack on gene tech regulations, how it manages the natural environment, Māori-led healthcare ...