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Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 12:14 pm   New Zealand may be heading into a dry winter following a month of near record-breaking dry patches across the country. So what are the flow-on effects if nature’s taps stay turned off over the cold season? The SMC asked experts to comment on how the potential dry season may affect the following sectors in New Zealand: 1. Rural communities and agriculture 2. Hydro energy production Dr Nick Cradock-Henry, Senior Scientist, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research...

China greenlights four sci-tech innovation IPOs 05 May 2021, 17:18 GMT+10 BEIJING, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinas securities regulator has approved the initial public offerings (IPOs) of four companies on the science and technology innovation board. Chengdu Shengnuo Biotec Co., Ltd., Shandong Kehui Power Automation Co., Ltd., Shanghai Haoyuan Chemexpress Co., Ltd., and Guangdong Greenway Technology Co., Ltd. will be listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchanges sci-tech innovation board, commonly known as ...

Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 3:08 pm Researchers have recovered a scientific buoy from the Kāpiti Marine Reserve that went missing in late March. On Friday afternoon, the buoy was successfully hauled to the surface in a joint effort by NIWA, DOC and the Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC). NIWA physical oceanographer Dr Joe O’Callaghan describes the recovery as a "huge relief" following several attempts to retrieve the buoy. After an initial inspection, Dr O’Callaghan believes the buoy wa...

The technique could replace the traditional method of digging which results in significant costs to the environment. Digging methods are currently used in 99 per cent of mining activity, often resulting in significant environmental degradation and huge quantities of solid waste. Global estimates of waste are of the order of 100 gigatonnes per year, significantly larger than any other form of waste generated by humans. The new technique is published in Science Advances. It is now being further ...

Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 1:47 pm Even inside fully-protected marine reserves crayfish numbers have plummeted and numbers outside reserves are likely much lower than official estimates, a new University of Auckland study shows. Researchers, including Dr Nick Shears from the University’s Institute of Marine Science, say existing marine reserves in the Hauraki Gulf are not large enough to protect crayfish. “We estimate that inside reserves, crayfish have declined by 59-80 per cent in the past 10...

Monday, 3 May 2021, 11:15 am The Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) has been awarded $15 million to lead an international collaboration that aims to translate years of clinical research on the mathematical modelling of human physiology into clinical practice. Funding for the 12 Labours project been awarded through the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE’s) Catalyst Strategic Fund, and is one of the largest research grants that MBIE has awarded the University. The p...

Monday, 3 May 2021, 1:21 pm NIWA is expanding its data science and Artificial Intelligence capabilities (AI) with a global recruitment campaign for eight new data scientists. The new specialist staff will help service growing demand for advanced digital technologies which will be integrated into the organisation’s core sciences, products and services. NIWA’s General Manager of Technology and Innovation Warrick Johnston says NIWA aims to build the largest and best resourced dedicated data ...

Isolated rainshowers expected across the Philippines –PAGASA By JOAHNA LEI CASILAO, GMA News Published May 1, 2021 5:04pm Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers will prevail over the National Capital Region and the rest of the country, PAGASA said Saturday. In its 24-hour forecast, the weather agency said this was due to the Easterlies, warm winds from the Pacific Ocean, and localized thunderstorms. PAGASA warned affected residents against possible flash floods or la...

Thursday, 29 April 2021, 1:28 pm In a trans-Tasman collaboration, scientists have sequenced the genome of Austropuccinia psidii, the fungus responsible for the disease myrtle rust, and produced the world’s largest assembled fungal genome. Their work was recently published in the journal G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics . This effort marks a first step towards revealing key genetic features of the disease threatening Myrtaceae (myrtle) plants in both Australia and New Zealand. “If you’re goi...

Fossils discovered in a stratum dating to the late Cretaceous Period, or about 72 million years ago, on the Awajishima island in Hyogo Prefecture were found to be a new species of dinosaur, now named Yamatosaurus izanagii. (The Asahi Shimbun) A new dinosaur species was discovered on Awajishima island in Hyogo Prefecture, the place where the nation of Japan was born according to myth. A team led by Yoshitsugu Kobayashi, a professor of Hokkaido University, announced the findin...